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Unit Notes
CLIENT WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY TRAVELERS WITH LICENSE HITS DEALING WITH DIVERTING MEDS OR ENDANGERMENT - DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS. THESE HITS WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE CONTRACT CANCELLATION.
5/12/25 START
18 WEEKS
MUST HAVE EPIC EXPERIENCE WITHIN PAST 2 YEARS
MUST BE CLEAR THE WEDNESDAY PRIOR TO START - NO EXCEPTIONS - OR WILL BE PUSHED BACK
# of beds 38, can max out to 42 with semi-private rooms.
Ratios 1:4-5 both days and nights
Required certifications BLS, NIHSS
Common diagnoses/Types of patients All general surgery patients, appendectomies, fractures, GI, Gyne, Vascular etc.
Experience or 'Must have' skills At least 2 years experience.
Are RNs required to titrate drips? No
Common titratable &/or set rate drips Heparin per protocol
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor Charge nurse, outside of staffing
Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios Yes, PCA's, 1:8-15 depending on staffing. PCA's are all trained to do phlebotomy.
RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc) Cpap, NC
Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips? Tele monitoring with monitor techs. Not required to read strips but they do need to be able to recognize lethal rhythms and respond appropriately.
Shifts & Scheduling 7-7 for both AM and PM. Travelers will fill holes.
Weekend Requirement Every other weekend.
Holiday Requirement No
Is there a call or standby requirement? No call time, may be put on standby if scheduled and not needed.
Floating Requirements Travelers are first to float - may float to the other surgical units or other medsurg units. Rare need for team nursing in Covid Medical unit. May be floated to ED for holds. On average, house 20-30 medsurg patients in the ED daily.
Scrub Color/Dress Code Royal Blue
Unit/Department specific orientation 3 days total orientation. 1st day general orientation, then 1 day on General Surgery, 1 day on Ortho Spine.
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