RN (Registered Nurse)

Telemetry Nurse PositionThis is a float pool position based at St John's Regional but will be required to float to St John's Pleasant Valley (distance 9 miles) 2309 Antonio Avenue Camarillo, CA 93010.St John's Regional Unit Information:Unit: 2North - Telemetry# beds: 31 bedsCerts: ACLS, BLS, NIHSSRatios: 1 to 4EMR: CernerCharge Nurse: YesThere will either be a shift manager and a resource RN on or a charge nurse and resource RN on at all times, charge nurse will not take a patient assignmentNurse Aides: Yes typically 2 on for days and one for nights depending on censusWeekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts in a 4 week schedule (nights - Friday, Sat, Sun and Days - Sat, Sun)Holidays: yes - one major and one minorScrub Color: NavyTele: PhillipsMonitor tech on each unit, they will read strip and then RN's will sign off on stripNurse's Read Strips: YesDrips: amiodarone, cardizem, heparin, they do not have to titrateVents: No but they may get bipap or cpapHospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes - on call after hours, hospitalist is shared between SJRMC and SJPVHIV Team: NoRT 24/7: YesPharmacy 24/7: YesShifts: 12 hr shifts, 7am-7:30pm, 7pm-7:30am, no block schedulingFloating: Will float to 3North or 2 South and also to SJPVH to work tele or medsurg, they could also float to ER to take MS/Tele holdsFloor specific orientation: 1 shift on home unit, and then one of each of other units, they will also orient to SJPVHCommon diagnosis / Types of patients: very sick, high acuity patient population, pneumonia, end stage renal disease, post cath lab patients, respiratory distress, CHF, COPDAdditional Notes: Unit is a lot of primary care nursing, they do have techs but they get pulled to sit and they may not always have them, very limited resources available, nurses will be very busy, they do have a float pool but currently is very limited. Travelers must have 2-3 years experience, travel experience is preferred. They must also have a positive attitude and the heart and compassion to go with it. Nurses MUST have experience with drips. Experience with chest tubes preferred.St John's Pleasant Valley Unit Information:Unit: ACU - Combo of Telemetry, medsurg, and DOU# beds: 50 bedsCerts: ACLS, BLS, NIHSSRatios: 1 to 5 medsurg, 1 to 4 tele, 1 to 3 for DOUCharge Nurse: YesNurse Aides: depends on censusTele Monitors: phillipsThey do have a monitor tech, NURSES MUST BE ABLE TO READ STRIPSDo nurses read strips: yesDrips: yes - cardizem, amoidarone (non-titrating)Vents: yes - bipap or cpap, DOU will sometime get chronic vents, travelers will not work DOUHospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes - on call after hours, hospitalist is shared between SJRMC and SJPVHIV Team: NoRT 24/7: yesPharmacy 24/7: yesShifts: 12 hr shifts, 6:45am-6:45pm, 6:45pm-6:45am, self scheduling but not guaranteedFloating: ACU will float between medsurg and teleFloor specific orientation: one shift at each facilityCommon diagnosis / Types of patients: post surgical, ortho, cardiac