Location: Iron Mountain, Michigan
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Evening, Night (12-hour shifts; start times 3 PM and 7 PM)
Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
Required Qualifications
Michigan RN license in hand
Certifications: ACLS, BLS, PALS, TNCC
2 years of ED experience
Department Overview
Unit: ER, 14 beds, including 2 trauma bays, 3 fast track rooms, and 2 triage rooms
Overflow: Attached ACU rooms when needed
Holding: Patients are held in the department
Psych/Seclusion: Any room can be converted as needed
Volume: 40-60 patients per day on average
Trauma Level: Trauma IV; no stroke or STEMI receiving (these patients are sent out)
Common Patients: Traumas, STEMI, strokes, hunting injuries, MVAs, farm injuries
Patient Ratio: 1:3-4 during the day, higher at night after 11 PM; after 3 AM, only 2 RNs on duty until 7 AM
Triage: Travelers may triage after reviewing facility policies and procedures
Security: No 24/7 security; maintenance handles security, with local police and internal code backup, and 911
Support Staff and Services
ED Physician: 24/7 in house, along with mid-levels
Charge Nurse: RN takes an assignment, usually during the day
Aides/Techs: 24/7 CNAs, medics, and LPNs; no monitor tech, and a central monitoring station with RN oversight
Respiratory Therapy: 24/7 in house (ABGs, breathing treatments, EKGs when extra help is needed)
Phlebotomy: 24/7
Imaging: X-ray down the hall, 24/7; CT is nearby
Schedule and Expectations
Weekends: Every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday)
Holidays: At least 2 of 3 for winter needs; otherwise about every other holiday during the contract
Call/Standby: Volunteer to go home
Floating: Inpatient, to help where needed
Dress Code: Any solid-color scrubs, clean and professional
Clock In/Out: All clinicians must clock in and out at the facility
Orientation
Computer-based training
2 days of floor orientation, one of which covers policies
Additional Requirements
If you have previously worked for this employer, you must note it in your submission, and your end date must be at least 6 months before your submission date.
Facility
Dickinson County Healthcare System
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Critical Access
96 beds
ADDRESS1721 South StephensonIron Mountain, MI 49801
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