DOU RN
Santa Clarita, California
Henry Mayo Newhall Memorial Hospital

DOU RN

Overview

• Travel/contract RN role in Valencia, California
• Day shift: 3x12 hours, 7:00–19:30
• Start dates noted as 10/27 or 11/11
• Contract length: 13 weeks

Role focus

• Mostly med surg, with possible float to Tele
• Floating is required to ARU and DOU
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:3 in DOU and 1:5 in ARU

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• DOU - Direct Observation Unit (1 year of experience)
• DOU - Direct Observation Unit experience within the last year
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS
• PALS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross

Skills

• Management and interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Use of Rapid Response/Code teams
• Pacemakers: temporary and permanent
• Post cardiac angiogram
• Post MI
• Pre/post cardiac cath
• Pre/post cardiac surgery
• TR Band
• Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement (TAVR)
• IV insulin protocols and titration of insulin drips
• Feeding tube care and management
• Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI)
• Pre/post hemodialysis management
• Accessing and managing ports
• Blood product administration
• Central line care/management
• Peripheral line care/management
• PICC line management
• Starting and maintaining IVs
• Heparin protocols
• Manage cardiac drips, no titration
• Procedural sedation administration/monitoring
• Thrombolytic agents
• Titrate cardiac drips
• Titrate vasoactive drips
• CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident)
• Intracranial bleeds
• Lumbar drains
• Pre/post neurosurgery
• Seizure disorders
• Surgical drains
• Nasal cannula
• Non-invasive airway management
• Oxygen administration
• Isolation precautions/PPE

Additional onboarding requirements

• Government-issued photo ID
• Background check
• Identity verification
• Physical exam
• Negative TB or chest X-ray
• TB questionnaire
• Rubeola, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella documentation
• Drug testing
• Flu seasonal vaccination/documentation
• COVID vaccine or declination during season
• 2 professional references
• Employment application
• Skills checklist