ED RN
Iron Mountain, MI
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Evenings, Nights
Referral Bonus

ER RN (Registered Nurse)

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.