Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Lone Tree, CO
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

• Number of Beds - 27
• Number of Staff – Approx. 60, as most EDs do, we add staff throughout the day as volume peaks and then lower staffing as volume declines.
• Type of staff:
  • Core staffing – 4 RNs (or 3 RNs and a medic), 1 EMT, 1 EMT or secretary
  • Max staffing – 7 RNs and 1 medic (or 6 RNs and 2 medics), 3 EMTs, 1 secretary
• Patient Ratios – 4:1 with a charge nurse who typically does not have a patient assignment so can cover when a critical patient comes in (plus manager/director as back-up and on call 24/7)
• Type of equipment – Anything a Level II trauma ED/certified chest pain center/thrombectomy capable stroke center needs
• EMR – Meditech (DOS platform)

Must have:  candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

• Minimum 1-year current ED hospital experience
• BLS, ACLS, NIH, PALS, TNCC and ENPC
• PALS will be accepted in lieu of ENPC
• CPI Blue card

Preferred or nice to have:  candidates with these skills will be considered first.

• CEN and/or Meditech experience
• Experience working in a high-volume ED Unit

List typical procedures performed on unit(s):

• Anything a Level II trauma ED/certified chest pain center/thrombectomy capable stroke center might do
• Psych/at risk patient care which has important patient safety monitoring and focus
• Procedural sedation, primarily with Propofol, Etomidate and Ketamine

Best personality Fit:

• Proactive and engaged with anticipating next steps in plan of care
• Ability to talk to patients & families in a manner they understand and feel is supportive of their needs
• Exceptional patient engagement skills and ability to provide top notch customer service focus for all our patients

Unit Guidelines/Policies: 

• Busy ED (30% admit rate, a <10% low acuity patient volume with a 20% ESI 2 patient volume, 28% EMS rate)

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment:

• We are one of the Colorado EDs that decreased our opioid usage by 34% by using alternatives to opioids (ALTO) pain management therapies…our community loves it and often chooses us for this specific reason
• We have a VERY stable night shift team with consistent charge nurse leadership. ED leadership is very involved and often in the ED, either providing direct patient care, assisting staff with hands on education & training or performing patient rounding to identify opportunities where we can provide better perception of high quality of care to our patients.