Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Slayton, OR
Malone Healthcare - Nursing
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Internal Job Description

MedSurg/IMCU | RN - # Beds: 3rd Floor has 18 beds. 2nd Floor has 8 beds. Minimum staffing for 2nd Flr: 2 nurses or 1 nurse and 1 CNA. Mostly see ortho patients or post-surgical patients. - Nurse:Patient Ratios: MS 1:5, IMCU 1:3.   - Required certifications: BLS, ACLS. Prefer PALS. - Common diagnoses/Types of patients: COPD, CHF, PNA, HTN, DM Type 2; they do see some pediatrics.   - Experience or 'Must have' skills: Must be comfortable titrating Cardizem and Amio. Will accept first time travelers.  - Are RNs required to titrate drips: Yes   - Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Cardizem, Amio, Heparin. - Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit: Yes, monitor techs, Mindray; must be comfortable reading and interpreting tele strips.  - Charge Nurse/House Supervisor/Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes, Charge nurse oversees MS, IMCU, and ICU (all on the same floor) & doesn't take a patient assignment unless necessary. - Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios: 1-4 CNA's, depending on census. - RT Equipment: Cpap, Ci-Pap, Vents, Vapotherm, High flow. - Shifts & Scheduling: 7-7:30. 2 Week Block scheduling made out by management; Nights they try to group 3-4 shifts in a row.  - Weekend Requirement: Every Other Weekend. - Holiday Requirement: May be asked to go into the Holiday Rotation if it falls on a regularly scheduled shift.  - Is there Call or a Standby requirement: None   - Floating Requirements: No, but if they have prior ED experience they may be asked to float to the ED. Could be asked to be helping hands in ER or ICU if needs (would not take a patient assignment).  - Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided: Any color scrubs   - Unit/Department specific orientation: 1-2 shifts with a preceptor.  - Additional Notes: MS, IMCU, and ICU are all on the same floor. They are a small 40 bed community hospitals (trauma level 4); need to be able to function with more limited resources and be able to help out as needed.