Med Tele RN
Iron Mountain, Michigan
Dickinson County Healthcare System

Med Tele RN

Role Summary

• Med Tele RN in Iron Mountain, Michigan
• 24-bed inpatient unit with up to 10 observation/day surgery patients

Required Qualifications

• BLS
• 1 year experience in MS/MS-Tele experience (Acute Care experience)
• Must be comfortable with IV starts
• Must be able to float to like units and patients

Preferred Qualifications

• ACLS
• Experience or knowledge of TURPS-CBI
• Critical Access or Trauma Level 3 or 4 experience

Unit Details

• Nurse-to-patient ratios: 5:1 on day shift, 6:1 at 11pm
• LPNs work until 11pm; team nursing with LPNs uses 2:7 ratios
• Common diagnoses include NHP, cellulitis, UTI, COPD, GU, pacemaker, sepsis, nursing home placements, and day surgical cases such as Ortho (hips and knees), choles, appys, and TURPS-CBI
• Small pediatric population (3/year) is not given to the traveler unless prior experience or no other options
• No IV team onsite
• RT oversees the entire hospital
• Tele/monitoring is done in ICU daily; basic tele arrhythmia knowledge is needed
• Charge nurse works with an assignment; travelers could be placed as relief charge
• Nurse aides are on the unit
• Hospitalist or intensivist is in house until 6pm daily, then telemed is used
• RT is available 24/7
• RT equipment includes CPAP

Schedule

• 12-hour shifts: 0700-1900 and 1900-0700
• Weekend rotation every other weekend, Friday through Sunday
• 2 of 3 holidays
• Call or standby may be required
• Self-scheduling is attempted when possible, but blocking cannot be guaranteed

Orientation

• Day 1: 8 hours of computer education and 4 hours of shadowing
• Day 2: 12-hour orientation shift
• Day 3: independent

Other Notes

• Solid professional attire; no specific scrub color
• Local candidates within 80 miles are subject to reduced client rates
• Must note in submission if the clinician has ever worked for Marshfield; if previously worked there, the end date must be at least 6 months before submission
• All clinicians must clock in and out at the facility