RN (Registered Nurse)

Unit Notes
- Unit: ER - they prefer candidates who have level III trauma experience or above
- # beds: 15 beds, 6 bed fast track that is open from 9am-10pm
- Certs: ACLS, BLS, PALS
- Ratios: 1 to 4 typically just depends on pt acuity
- EMR: Cerner (First Net)
- Charge Nurse: yes - will take a small pt load if needed
- Nurse Aides: yes, unit secretary on 24/7, tech on for 20 hrs out of the day
- Weekend Requirement: every other
- Holidays: work into perm staff rotationo
- Scrub Color: navy
- Tele: phillips -central monitor tech in ICU monitoring ER pts strips as well
- Vents: yes
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: will have 1 physician on at all times, midlevels 9am-2am usually
- IV Team: No
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7 yes
- Shifts: 12 hrs, 7-: 9-9 10-10 11-11 2-2, schedules made out 30-45 days in advance,
- Floating: NO
- Floor specific orientation: 2-3 days on unit
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: stroke, abd pain, ortho injuries, anything and everything, get a lot of psych patients
- Additional Notes: must have 3-5 years experience in specialty, they have about 100 patient visits per day and they see about 500-600 pediatric patients per month