ER RN
Ringgold, Georgia
Memorial Hospital

ER RN

Overview

• Specialty: ER - RN
• Location: Ringgold, Georgia
• Contract length: 6 weeks
• Shift: Days
• Hours per week: 36
• Hours per day: 12

Unit

• Unit: ER/ED
• Beds: 24 beds, including 4 behavioral health rooms and 2 critical care rooms
• Fast Track: 9-chair vertical flow area
• Triage: Separate triage area; travelers do triage
• Psych/seclusion rooms: 4 behavioral health safe rooms
• Security: In-house 24/7
• Patient volume: 70–80 patients per day
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 4:1

Required Qualifications

• BLS
• ACLS
• PALS
• NIHSS
• Ability to function in a fast-paced department with fewer resources than large teaching or trauma facilities
• Must be adept with EPIC
• Compact license required for floating between campuses in Tennessee

Preferred

• Ideally worked in smaller, fast-paced facilities

Clinical Setting

• STEMI and stroke receiving facility; trauma cases are transferred out
• No trauma designation
• No OB services
• Occasional precipitous delivery
• Common patient types include chest pain, abdominal pain, shortness of breath, and uncontrolled diabetes
• High-acuity patient population
• Rarely boards patients; transfers many patients due to criticality

Responsibilities / Workflow

• RN draws labs
• RN may need to troubleshoot RT equipment
• RN reads telemetry strips
• RT is in the ER 24/7 and performs ABGs, breathing treatments, and EKGs
• X-ray/CT transport is handled by radiology unless stroke alert or critical care requiring 1:1 RN
• Charge nurse is present 24/7 and may occasionally take patients, mainly behavioral health patients
• PCTs are staffed each shift and can transport patients and perform phlebotomy
• Travelers may be asked to help cover holidays unless negotiated in contract

Scheduling / Floating

• Weekend coverage may be required depending on shift
• Floating between three campuses is possible, but expected to be infrequent
• No call or standby requirement
• Self-scheduling is used for local staff; traveler scheduling is not guaranteed
• Orientation includes two 8-hour hospital orientation shifts and two 12-hour clinical in-unit orientation shifts with a preceptor

Dress Code

• Navy blue
• Plain or branded sweatshirts allowed
• No hoodies