Job Description
TheraEX Staffing Services is seeking a travel nurse RN ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Bakersfield, California.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty : ED - Emergency Department
- Discipline : RN
- Start Date : ASAP
- Duration : 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift : 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type : Travel
Charting System : Cerner
Unit Notes
This is a Nurse Shift Manager position. Traveler must have strong Charge RN experience, or management experience. Nurse Shift Managers (NSMs) will take patients and provide direct patient care when necessary. While the Charge Nurse is typically the first to take on patient assignments, NSMs will also fulfill the Charge Nurse role and manage the department. They are expected to assist with patient care as needed, including triaging ambulance patients, starting IVs, and administering medications, etc. Essentially, NSMs will provide support wherever it is required within the department."# beds 21 (Fast track staffed with midlevel's & LVNs)Certs BLS, ACLS, PALS, & NIHSS are requiredRatios 1 to 4 unless ICU patient would be 1 to 2EMR CernerCharge Nurse Shift manager & a resource nurseNurse Aides ED Techs are EMT or aides from other unitsWeekend Requirement "4 weekend shifts in a 4-week scheduleWeekends are Fri / Sat for nights & Sat / Sun for days"Holidays 1 major & 1 minorScrub Color Navy blue. If you wear a scrub jacket it also must be navy. If you wear an undershirt underneath your scrub top it must be navy, white, or black.Tele- PhillipsVents- YesHospitalist or Intensivist in house- Yes - only use MD's in the ERIV Team - NoRT 24 / 7- YesPharmacy 24 / 7- Yes & OmnicellShifts- 12's Self-scheduling but not finalized until the manager balances it. Schedules are for 4 weeks. Block scheduling is not allowedFloating- Floating could happen between the 2 facilities to the ER. If floated prior to shift, would get a 2 hour notice prior start. Mid-shift floating could happen. The facilities are only 6.5 miles apart.Call - if put on stand by / call, traveler must report within 30 minsFloor specific orientation- 2 shifts at the primary campus & 1 shift at the other campusCommon diagnosis / Types of patient’s- Typical ER patients. Some days they have MedSurg Tele holds in the ER. ER Nurses will be expected to take these patients.Additional Notes- They are a Primary Stroke Center. They rarely hold "5150 psych holds" longer than 12 hours. They utilize the MET Team (Mobile Eval Team). Could see 115 patients one day than 175 patients the next day. This must be their primary job. They will not work around another work schedule to accommodate hours. Must be very teamwork oriented.TheraEX Staffing Services Job ID #25-54853. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title : RN (Registered Nurse) - ER
About TheraEX Staffing Services
TheraEx Staffing Services is a leading name in healthcare staffing solutions. We enroll talented professionals to provide temporary staff to fill the needs of healthcare facilities across the nation.
Benefits
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