Job Title : Registered Nurse (RN)
Job Specialty : 2E Medical Surgical (Med Surg)
Job Duration : 13 weeks
Shift : 12-hour nights, weekends as scheduled
Guaranteed Hours : 36 hours per week
Experience : Minimum of 2 years
License : Yes, willing to wait
Certifications : Basic Life Support (BLS)
Must-Have : Comfortable working with both 'clean' and 'dirty' patients, including any COVID patients
Job Description :
- Work in a 29-bed, all-private MedSurg unit, which includes sections referred to as 2N & 2S.
- Responsible for patient care with a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1 : 6-7.
- Collaborate with a clinical manager who acts as both charge nurse and nurse manager; they only take patients if the census is greater than 24.
- Nights have a resource nurse who takes a full patient assignment.
- No Certified Nursing Assistants (CNAs) are available during night shifts.
- Work every other weekend (EOW); weekend shifts include Saturday and Sunday.
- Required to work 2 Fridays per schedule; often grouped with weekend shifts.
- Participate in the permanent staff holiday rotation.
- Navy blue scrubs are required; jackets, if worn, must also be navy blue.
- Care for patients on remote telemetry monitored by a monitor technician on the third floor.
- Capable of managing patients with Bipap, Cpap, High Flow Oxygen therapy managed by Respiratory Therapy.
- Administer Heparin and possibly MSO4 for comfort measures; no cardiac drips involved.
- Self-scheduling and blocked schedules allowed, as long as unit needs are met.
- One shift dedicated to floor-specific orientation with a preceptor.
- Common patient diagnoses and types include MedSurg, pneumonia, dialysis, palliative care, hospice, end of life, and chemo (low volume for inpatient chemo).
- Could be assigned to both 'clean' and 'dirty' patients (including COVID-19 patients) simultaneously.
Additional Information :
- The charting system used is Cerner Corporation - PowerChart 2012.01.20.
- This position does not require a Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
- There is flexibility with floating, though it would only be to other MedSurg units within the facility.
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