RN - Med Surg/Telemetry

RN - Med Surg/Telemetry

This is an ED Holding Support Position located in the Float Pool. The ED Holding unit has patients located within the Emergency Department that are waiting for an inpatient bed in the hospital. They could have any medical/surgical adult diagnosis. Traveler may have PCU level patients. Travelers are expected to take MS/Tele cases as well as float to ED and MedSurg areas as needed.

Required Skills / Certs / Exp:

• Minimum Years of Experience: 2 years
• Traveler Experience: Required
• Skills: MS/Tele, Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry - on the unit monitoring, Telemetry - remote monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Teams. Colostomy care, Feeding tube care and management, Renal Failure, Blood Product Administration, Peripheral Line Care/Management, Phlebotomy, PICC line management, Heparin, Insulin, Isolation Precautions, Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, CPAP/BiPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of ABGs, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Oral Suctioning, Oxygen face masks, Portable Oxygen tank, and Trachesotomy Management
• Certs: BLS, ACLS
• Preferred Skills / Certs / Exp: NIHSS, IV insulin protocols, Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management, Accessing Ports, Central line blood draw, Starting IVs, CVA, Pre/Post Neuro Surgery, Spinal cord injuries, Traumatic Brain injury, Ortho trauma, Total Joint Replacements, Wound Care/Wound Vac

Job Details:

• Ratios: Target Ratios: 1:6 for MS/Tele or 1:4 for PCU level patients.
• Shift: NIGHT, 36 or 48 hours
• This is an ED Holding Unit
• RTO: 7 days MAX
• Float Requirement: This unit has patients located within the Emergency Department that are waiting for an inpatient bed in the hospital. They could have any medical/surgical adult diagnosis. Traveler may have PCU level patients. Travelers are expected to take MS/Tele cases as well as float to ED and MedSurg areas as needed.
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend required.
• Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team. Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster. Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed.

Patient Diagnoses: Any adult Medical/Surgical diagnoses

Special Equipment: Standard Equipment, cardiac monitors, IV pumps, other monitoring systems

Unit Systems (Medication, Documentation, Communication): Pyxis, Epic, SBAR

Scheduling Type: Manager Schedules

Unit Orientation: 12 hours

Scrubs: Navy