Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Concord, NC
Lamb Staffing
3x12 hrs, Nights
Relocation Bonus

**This unit is transitioning to a Progressive Unit. Traveler will need to be comfortable with that population able to titrate drips.** About Facility: Church St N, Concord, NC 28025 457 licensed beds Trauma Level III Teaching Hospital Chest Pain Center Stroke Center of Excellence Bariatric Center of Excellence Radius rule: Traveler s permanent address must be 50 miles outside of home unit ● Unit Information: Beds: ▪ 14 private rooms - no negative pressure capability Minimum Years of Experience required: 18 months of Med/Tele RN experience Will you accept a first-time traveler: No ● Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: Transitioning this Summer from Med/Tele to PCU focus Heart Failure, Chest pain, patient requiring fluid resuscitation/blood products, COPD, Cardiac Cath pre/post Medical overflow ● Patient Ratios: RN: ▪ 1:4-6, acuity dependent surge times could increase to 1:7-8 (MedSurg/Tele) ▪ 1:4 (PCU) ● Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance: RN: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS ● Skills required: PIV starts, NG Tube placement/management, Pleurx drains, management of various surgical drains, chest tube management, cardiac rhythm interpretation , non-titratable cardiac drips, TR bands etc. ● Support within the Department: CNA s - assist nursing team to provide ADL s, bathing, foley care, mobility, turning and repositioning, trained to do phlebotomy, 12 lead EKGs, Glucometer Receptionist/HUC? None Charge nurse may or may not have patient assignment Phlebotomy? Combined effort between RNs, CNA s, IV team IV/VAT Team? yes Resource Nurse - - when staffing allows RT 24/7 - assigned to multiple units Hospitalist 24/7? Yes, not unit based Telemetry monitoring - If tele ordered, our patients are remotely monitored in off unit arrhythmia center but Nurses station has visual capability to see EKG s ● Technology/Equipment: EMR: Epic IV Pump: Alaris Med dispensing: Omnicell Monitors: Phillips Unit specific equipment: Bladder scanner, EKG machine, transport monitor Patient Safety Net ● Floating: Within region and scope of practice Region 1 - Cabarrus, University City, Stanly, Lake Norman, Central Division (CMC Main + Mercy + LCH (peds only) -- could float to any of the facilities within region if the need arises ● Orientation (facility and unit) : NEO 2 days departmental ● Scheduling: Weekend rotation: every other No call Holiday Expectations: Travelers will work 75% of holidays RTO: Can approve up to 6 days off, excluding holidays must add time to the end of the contract if unable to meet contracted hours Shift times: 0645-1915 and 1845- 0715 Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks ● Other notes: Scrub Color: Navy Parking: Free Unit Culture: Professional, Team oriented