RN - MedSurg / Tele

o 109 Licensed Beds

o No Trauma Designation

o Not a Teaching Hospital - no residents / students

o Advanced Primary Stroke Center

o Radius rule : Traveler's permanent address must be 50 miles outside of home unit

• Unit Information :

o Beds : 35

• Average Census : 22

o Minimum Experience required : 18 months Med / Tele RN exp (Resource Team requirement)

o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Not preferred, will consider

• Patient Types / Common Diagnoses :

o General Med / Surg patients - Stroke, CHF, COPD, Respiratory Illnesses, Diabetes, Post-Surgical, Behavioral Health, etc.

• Patient Ratios :

o RN : 1 : 5-6, acuity dependent - (surge staffing could increase ratios up to 1 : 7-8)

• Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and / or Insurance :

o BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (Resource Team requirement)

• Skills required :

o Post-op care, Orthopedic experience, TPN, PPN

o General Med / Tele skillset : Stroke experience / NIH assessments, Chest tube management, PIV starts, trach care, Cardiac rhythm interpretation, NGT placement, drain / tube management (Dobhoff, PEG tubes, Hemovac, JP drains, flexiseals, foley insertion / management, etc), PCA pumps, wound care

o Medication gtt management to include : Cardiac drips (Diltiazem), Heparin, blood products, IVF

• Support within the Department :

o CNA? Duties? Yes - all duties within scope

o Receptionist / HUC? Only on dayshift

o Charge nurse - may or may not be in staffing

o Phlebotomy

o IV / VAT Team, only on dayshift

o Resource Nurse - as staffing allows

o RT, 24 / 7

o Hospitalist, 24 / 7

o Intensivist, 24 / 7

o Telemetry monitoring / tech - available for this unit but RN will have to read own Tele strips when floated to other units

• Technology / Equipment :

o EMR : EPIC

o IV Pump : Alaris

o Med dispensing : Omnicell

o Monitors : Phillips

o Unit specific equipment : Masimo

• Floating : If yes, where?

o Within Stanly - Med / Tele, ICU, PCU (if open), ED

o Within region and scope of practice

o Will be required to float per region needs - will require floating to all facilities listed below, as needed, within scope of practice - DECLINE if not agreeable

• Region 1 - Cabarrus, University City, Stanly, Lake Norman, Central Division (CMC Main + Mercy + LCH (peds only) could float to any of the facilities within region if the need arises
• If floating mid-shift, Traveler will be paid for the time traveling between facilities (will remain on the clock)
• Orientation (facility and unit) :

o NEO

o 2 days departmental (we complete 3 days orientation at Stanly)

• Scheduling :

o Weekend rotation : every other

o No call for Travelers

o Holiday Expectations : Travelers will work 75% of holidays

o RTO : Can approve up to 6 days off, excluding holidays - must add time to the end of the contract if unable to meet contracted hours

o Schedule cycle : every 4 weeks

• Other notes :

o Scrub Color : Navy

o Parking : Free

o Unit Culture : Teamwork