Job Description
Certification Details
Required certifications : BLS
Job Details
- Specialty : Medical Surgical Meridian Hospital Flr 6
- Contract length : 20
- Nurse : Patient Ratios : 1 : 5 occasional 1 : 6-very rarely happens
- Common diagnoses / Types of patients : Primarily a Medical floor with a little surgical overflow. Respiratory, GI, anything medical that you wouldn't do surgery on, behavioral health- if pts been in ER for more than 1 day will room up here to work on d / c plan.
- Experience or 'Must have' skills : Must have 2 years of MedSurg experience. Must have EPIC experience. Must be able to read and interpret tele.
Job Requirements
- Must have 2 years of MedSurg experience
- Must have EPIC experience
- Must be able to read and interpret tele
- Must be willing to take students, may be precept new travelers
Schedule Information
- Shifts : 12 hours 7-730
- Weekend Requirement : 5 weekend shifts in a 6 week period
- Holiday Requirement : Yes
- Floating Requirements : Will float between MedSurg 5, MedSurg 6, and a 9 bed overflow unit
Unit Specific Information
- Department : MedSurg
- Unit : MedSurg - 6th Floor
of Beds : 42
- Required certifications : BLS
- Common titratable & / or set rate drips : heparin, PCAs, morphine drips
- Charge Nurse on each shift
- ADT nurse helps with admits, discharges, and tasking
- Nurse aids / patient care techs ratio : 1 : 8
- RT Equipment : CPAP, BiPAP-RT manages, high flow
- Tele / monitor techs : Virtual Tele techs
- Orientation : 3 days of general orientation including EPIC training plus 2 shifts on-unit with a preceptor
- Dress Code : Any color as long as clean and professional
Additional Details
- RN required certifications : BLS
- Floating may include to ER for holds or to be a 1 : 1
- Radius rule of 50 miles for facility adherence
5 days ago