RN (Registered Nurse)

Unit Notes
*** Pre-Screens, if clinical recommends send to manager for approval to offer

50 mile radius rule, DL is source of truth, please include with submission, no local rates

candidate is required to pass DYS exam PRIOR to accepting. 2 attempts, if failed, DNU for 6 months with CS AZ and Sac Region

**MUST HAVE AT LEAST 6 MONTHS OF TRAUMA LEVEL 1 EXPERIENCE, CORE STAFF

Float Policy: Can be float between St. Joseph's Main, St. Joseph's Westgate, and the 2 Free Standing ERs in Litchfield Park & Glendale. (4 facilities total)**** about 30 mins apart, can be floated midshift

*Travel Teams must have their own vehicles
*must have natural hair color and no facial piercings
*men must clean shave for fit test
*pass fail exam on day 1 of orientation - details to follow

DAY 1 PASS FAIL EXAM: STUDY GUIDE PROVIDED WIH FDI
SIMs Lab: All RNs will be expected to complete SIMs Lab for Foley catheter insertion & central line dressing changes, with the exception of NyICU & ED. NyICU only has to do Foley catheter insertion. ED does Foley catheter insertion but does port-a-cath insertion instead of central line dressing change. This is for travelers going to St. Joseph main campus &/or St. Joseph Westgate campus. NOTE - SIMs lab is pass/fail & nurses have been termed during SIMs Lab for breaking sterile field. Those travelers that understand sterile field typically pass SIMs Lab skills (See separate notes for the specific checklist IF traveler asks for additional details). The hospital expects that every nurse is competent in these areas, especially maintaining sterile field, as these are nursing skills that are performed frequently. NOTE: if a candidate indicates that they are not competent in either of these areas, they are probably not a good fit. In addition to SIMs Lab, they will also go through lifts, restraints, & wound care, but these are just educational based since the equipment & policies can be different facility to facility.


- Unit: ED / Trauma
- # beds: Acute - 36 and Subacute - 54. Trauma bays - 6 (no travelers)
- Required Certs: BLS, ACLS, PALS
- Preferred Certs: TNCC and ATCN
**ENPC not allowed to replace PALS Cert**
- Ratios: 1:4 ratio
- EMR: Cerner
- Charge Nurse: 2 Charge RNs - will task or have light patient load.
- Nurse Aides: 4-PCTs for sitters.
- Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts per month, at unit discretion
- Scrub Color: Navy
- Tele: Phillips monitors, must be able to read strips.
- Vents: Managed by RT
- Hospitalist or Intensivists in house: Minimum of 2 MDs or as many as 8. Midlevels also utilized. Anesthesia
- IV Team: Core RNs are US trained.
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: Yes, Pharmacist in ER 10hrs/day
- Shifts: per job posting
- Floating: first to float; sister campus Westgate or AZ General Laveen, FSED West Valley, Litchfield Park & Glendale.
- Floor specific orientation: 2-3 shifts on the floor.
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Trauma, Burns and Peds transferred out. CP Center, Spinal Cord TBIN certification. 88,000 patients per year, 250-300 per day.

Additional Notes: 30-40 psych holds. 2 years ER experience.

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