Shift: Evening, Night (12-hour shifts, start times 3pm and 7pm)
Hours: 36 hours per week
Required Qualifications
Michigan RN license in hand
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS, TNCC
2 years of ED experience
Must note in submission if the clinician has ever worked for this employer. Prior employment must have an end date at least 6 months before the submission date.
Department Overview
Trauma level: Trauma IV. No stroke or STEMI receiving; those patients are sent out.
Beds: 14, including 2 trauma bays
Fast track: 3 designated rooms
Triage: 2 triage rooms. Travelers may triage after reviewing and understanding facility policies and procedures.
Holding: Patients are held in the department, with attached ACU rooms used for overflow.
Psych/seclusion: Any room can be made into a seclusion room as needed.
Average volume: 40-60 patients per day
Common diagnoses: Variable, including trauma, STEMI, strokes, hunting injuries, MVAs, and farm injuries
Common drips: Variable
ED physicians: ED physician on site 24/7
Accepts first-time travelers and duos
Staffing and Ratios
Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:3-4 during the day, with more patients at night after 11pm. After 3am, only 2 RNs are on until 7am.
Charge RN takes an assignment, usually during day shifts.
Nursing aides: 24/7 coverage by CNAs, medics, and LPNs. No team is assigned to the ER; they float to tasks.
Respiratory therapy: On site 24/7 for ABGs, breathing treatments, and EKGs when extra assistance is needed.
Monitor techs: None. Central monitoring station and RNs monitor patients, and RNs are not required to read their own strips.
Imaging and lab: X-ray is down the hall and available 24/7. CT is a set of double doors away. Phlebotomy is available 24/7.
Security: No 24/7 security. Local police and internal code backup are used, plus 911.
Scheduling and Policies
Shifts: 12-hour shifts. The manager creates the schedule and tries to avoid 1-on-1-off patterns. Start times vary and rotate.
Weekends: Every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday)
Holidays: At least 2 of 3 for winter needs; otherwise usually every other holiday during the contract
Call/standby: Volunteer to go home
Floating: Inpatient, to help as needed
Dress code: Any solid-color scrubs, clean and professional
Clock in and out at the facility
Orientation: Computer-based training plus 2 days of floor orientation, one of which covers policies and department-specific procedures
Facility
Dickinson County Healthcare System
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Critical Access
96 beds
ADDRESS1721 South StephensonIron Mountain, MI 49801
He was so very helpful, informative and proactive; all that a traveler like me needs as I attempt to transition back into traveling in my career! Thank you Ariel!! Have a beautiful Monday!! "
