Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Meridian, Idaho
St. Luke's Meridian Medical Center

Med/Surg RN (Medical Surgical)

Location: Meridian, Idaho Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Nights, 12 hours (7p-7a), 36 hours per week Weekends: 5 weekend shifts in a 6-week period; weekends as needed Holidays: Required if there is a need Call/Standby: Not applicable

Required Qualifications

• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• EKG certification
• 2 years of Med/Surg experience
• Ability to read and interpret telemetry
• Willingness to take nursing students and precept new travelers (note this during the interview)
• Permanent address submitted with the application to confirm it is outside a 50-mile radius of the facility

Assignment Details

• Unit: MedSurg, 5th Floor, 42 beds
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:5 occasionally; 1:6 very rarely
• Common diagnoses/patients: Total joint, ortho-hip fracture, lumbar and cervical spine surgeries, urology procedures with CBI, general surgeries (cholecystectomy, bowel resections, complicated mastectomies), GYN overflow (total hysterectomies), medical overflow (COPD, behavioral health, sepsis, infections)
• Titration: RNs are not required to titrate drips. Common titratable or set-rate drips include heparin, PCAs, and morphine.
• Charge nurse: One on each shift; rarely takes patients but will if needed. Day shift also has an ADT nurse for admits, discharges, and tasking.
• Support staff: Nurse aides/patient care techs at 1:8
• Respiratory therapy equipment: CPAP, BiPAP (RT-managed), high flow
• Telemetry monitoring: Virtual tele techs are used. RNs must read and interpret their own strips.
• Scheduling: Scheduler schedules travelers; no block scheduling. Travelers are used to fill gaps.
• Floating: Will float between MedSurg 5 and MedSurg 6, to like units at nearby facilities in the Treasure Valley area (both about 8 miles away), and to the ER for holds or to be a 1:1
• Dress code: Any color scrubs, as long as they are clean and professional
• Orientation: 3 days of general orientation, including an educator meeting and online modules completed before the start date, followed by 2 shifts on the unit with a preceptor