ER RN
Ringgold, Georgia
Memorial Hospital

ER - RN

Overview

• Role: ER - RN
• Location: Ringgold, Georgia
• Setting: ER/ED
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Evenings, 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Unit Details

• 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 are allowed/required to 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
• Common patient types: Chest pain, abdominal pain, shortness of breath, uncontrolled diabetes, all age groups, primarily ages 20–90

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
• Must be self-sufficient and comfortable caring for a high-acuity patient population
• Compact license required for floating between campuses in Tennessee

Preferred

• Ideally worked in smaller, fast-paced facilities

Clinical Support

• 1 ED physician is present at all times
• Additional 2–3 mid-levels during peak hours
• Charge nurse is on each shift and may occasionally take patients, mainly behavioral health patients
• 1 PCT per shift
• Respiratory therapy is in the ER 24/7 and performs ABGs, breathing treatments, and EKGs
• No tele/monitor techs; RNs read their own strips
• X-ray/CT transport is handled by radiology unless stroke alert or critical care requiring 1:1 RN
• RNs draw labs
• Common drips include levo, epi, fentanyl, and prop

Scheduling and Logistics

• Travelers are not guaranteed scheduling, though accommodation is attempted
• Weekends may be required depending on shift; current weekend requirements are minimal
• Holidays are expected unless negotiated in the contract
• No call or standby requirement
• Floating is between three Memorial campuses and is expected to be infrequent
• Orientation includes two 8-hour hospital orientation shifts and two 12-hour clinical in-unit orientation shifts with a preceptor
• Scrub color: navy blue; plain or branded sweatshirts allowed; no hoodies

Additional Notes

• This is not a new ED nurse assignment
• The department is fast paced and handles a high-acuity patient population
• The facility rarely boards patients but transfers many due to criticality
• STEMI and stroke cases are received, but intervention is transferred out
• No trauma designation