Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Houston, TX
First Connect Health
4x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

EOW (Weekends are Sat and Sun)- Holidays rotated with perm staff Shifts- 7a-7p; 7p-7a- but must arrive 15 min early for shift change. Experience or 'Must have' skills "Must be proficient with IV starts and blood draws. RNs will do majority of the phlebotomy and IV starts Need to have strong general medicine/interal medicine experience" Are RNs required to titrate drips? yes Common titratable &/or set rate drips heparin, lasix Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? "No tele- on the floor but MUST be tele competent for floating purposes. This is the only unit that does not have tele MUST pass a tele competency exam/EKG exam" Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Charge nurse every shift- may have patients as the census changes and fluctuates Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios "Yes- will have 1:15 generally. If unit at full capacity will have a 1:10 ratio Techs can do lab draws and EKGs RT Equipment (i.e., Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, vents, etc.) "RT is shared between floors will see home CPAPs (RT will set up) and breath tx" Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) "12 hours 7-7, huddles start at 6:45, earliest they can clock in is 6:38. Manger will do schedule but will work with travelers requests. Schedules are done on month to month basis. Weekend Requirement every other weekend Holiday Requirement will be placed in the core staff rotation Is there Call or a Standby requirement? no Floating Requirements? "MUST float- will rotate with core staff will float only to MedSurg/Tele acuity floors" Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided? Navy Unit/Department specific orientation "First 12 hours is split in to 2 days- an 8 hour day and a 4 hour day- when they will go over policies/procedures, EPIC training 2nd day-12 hour shift- will be shadowing a preceptor on the floor 3rd day- 12 hour shift- will take patients with a preceptor. Will be on their own after that " Charge Experience preferred but not required Scrub Color- Navy Charting System- Epic- experience preferred Orientation- 2 days in classroom and 2 shifts on the floor