Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Silverdale, WA
Voca Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Evenings

Profile Review - manager will call for a phone interview

NOTE: For any DUO's submitted - Manager is not able to accommodate SAME SCHEDULES/shifts

ER/Trauma Center# beds/trauma bays - 56 beds, hall beds will bring this number to 60-70sDo you have a Fast track yes 6 beds Do you have a separate Triage area & do you allow/require travelers to do Triage Triage area is separate with 5 beds, travelers can take a triage test and may be assigned although generally department staff assigned

Do you have a separate holding area in the ER or are ER holds intermixed w/in the ER We have 18 beds within the ED designated for holding inpatients awaiting bed placement, if additional is needed they are

Do ER RN's manage their own ER holds Yes, although inpatient RNs often float to the ED to take an inpatient assignment for ER holds

Do you have separate Psych/seclusion rooms Yes we have a locked hall with 6 private treatment rooms

In-house SecurityYes# patients per day approximately 170-200Ratios - 1:3, if they are low acuity 1:4

Required CertificationsACLS, BLS, TNCC, PALS or ENPC

Common diagnoses/Types of patientsCardiac, Stroke, Sepsis, DKA, AMS, Respiratory, Abdominal pain, Mental Health

Experience or 'Must have' skills Will accept a traveler with 1 year of experience in a larger trauma settings. 

ED Physicians/Mid-LevelsYes bothCharge Nurse/House SupervisorYes bothNurse Aids/Paramedics/Patient sitters ED Techs, CNAs from inpatient provide for 1:1 sitters in the department

EMREpicRT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Does RT do ABG's, breathing tx, EGS's ED Techs do EKGs, RTs manage RT equipment Vents, CPap, Bipap, etc. RTs also complete ABGsIs there tele on this unit Yes Monitor Techs Yes RNs read stripsX-Ray or CT in the ER Transport

Radiology department is located adjacent to the ED, transport assists with movement of patients as they are able Phlebotomy or nurse draw

Nurse or ED Tech draws primarily, lab will assist when difficult

Shifts & Scheduling Based on department needs for contracted shift, existing patterns built for traveler schedules

Weekend Requirement Every Other Holiday Requirement MUST work holidays in November/December; manager will consider 1 of the 3 holidays IF it does not conflict with unit demands

Is there a call or standby requirement No, extra shifts available not required

Floating Requirements NO

Scrub Color/Dress CodeAny professional colors

Charting System: EPIC 

Shift Notes: Mids 3p-3a; EOW Required 

Certifications:ACLS, BLS Certification, NIHSS, PALS, TNCC