Registered Nurse, Day & Night Shifts, MedSurg

Unit Notes

Department: MedSurg General Medical | RN

• # Beds: 36 private beds
• Nurse:Patient Ratios: Dayshift: 1:4-5 Nightshift: 1:4-6.
• Required certifications: BLS.

medical patients and psych patients with medical complaints.

- Experience or 'Must have' skills: Excellence, Respect, Honesty, Service, and Teamwork. These are the

values we hold and the attitudes/skills we expect. Must comply with care bundles and accept

feedback graciously. Prefer candidates experienced with: deescalation techniques, chest tubes,

heparin drips, NG tubes/feeding tubes.

• Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Occasionally, never vasopressors.
• Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Titrate: heparin, cardizem. Set rates: amiodarone.
• Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand

are the tele monitors?: Remote tele, monitored by a tele tech on a separate unit. Nurses should

have a basic understanding of strip interpretation, lethal rhythms etc Phillips Monitors.

- Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Charge nurse 24/7,

they typically don't take a patient assignment. Also, have a break/resource nurse. House Supervisor

and critical care outreach RN 24/7.

• Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios: Yes, ratios: 1: 7-9 for dayshift and nightshift.
• RT Equipment: No vents, cpap at night for maintenance. High flow oxygen common. Bipap

occasional and managed by RT.

- Shifts & Scheduling: 12 hour shifts: 0645-1915 & 1845-0715. Asante does NOT accommodate any

scheduling requests for travelers. Travelers are utilized to fill holes in the schedule. NO block

scheduling.

- Weekend Requirement: No specific weekend requirement, depends on the needs of the

department. Possibly every other weekend, potentially more. Flexible scheduling if the needs of the

department are met.

• Holiday Requirement: No specific requirement, possibly rotate in with core staff.
• Is there Call or a Standby requirement?: Can be put on standby for low census. No additional call

required.

- Floating Requirements?: Travelers are first to float within skill set. Could potentially float to other

med surg units, ICU as a resource, ER for holds or to various units as a sitter.

- Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided?: Any colored professional scrubs. No tattoos above

shoulders can be shown and the only facial piercing allowed is a nose stud. Any hair color as long

as it is clean/well-kempt.

- Unit/Department specific orientation: 2 - 12 hour shifts.

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