ED RN
College Station, Texas
St. Joseph Health College Station Hospital - College Station, TX

Traveling ER RN (Emergency Room)

Location: College Station, Texas (Southern Texas region) Contract Length: 12 weeks Start: ASAP. Start dates needed 10/19 to 10/28 only. Conversion starts 10/30.

Schedule

• Nights, 12-hour shifts (36 hours/week)
• Every other weekend
• Holidays worked in with permanent staff rotation
• No call or standby requirement
• Matrix scheduling; the facility tries to accommodate traveler needs
• Shift start times: Day and night shifts at 6:45; midshifts at 9, 11, 1, and 3
• Guarantee of 36 hours considered if the candidate cannot do 48-hour weeks
• Facility likes travelers to extend

Required Qualifications

• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC
• 2 years of experience (first-time travelers are accepted)
• Must pass the Advanced Dysrhythmia exam (83%) before signing the contract; three attempts are allowed
• Submit a copy of a government-issued ID that matches the legal name (no middle initial or middle name)
• Profile review; the manager will interview the candidate
• Not directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any facility associated with the affiliated health system within the past year. Candidates employed PRN through outside firms will be considered.

Role Expectations

• Call-outs are strongly discouraged and could lead to termination
• May be asked to precept as needed by the unit
• Unit orientation: 1 to 3 shifts depending on experience, with a checkoff packet reviewed with a preceptor
• Scrubs: navy; undershirts must be navy; navy scrub jackets are optional
• Usually does not float; travelers are the first to float and would be a helping hand if they do

Facility and Unit Details

• Level III trauma; STEMI and stroke receiving
• 18 beds/trauma bays, including 4 critical rooms used for trauma or codes
• 6-bed fast track
• Separate triage area; travelers are allowed to staff triage
• Holds are intermixed within the ER; ER nurses care for holds
• 1 psych/seclusion room; RNs are not responsible for setting up psych placement (screening staff handle it)
• Security in house 24/7, rounding in the ER
• Average of 70 patients per day
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:3 to 4 depending on acuity
• Patient types: cardiac, STEMIs, strokes, some trauma, and general ER (abdominal pain, respiratory, GI, etc.). A pediatric-only hospital is nearby; multisystem trauma is sent to another facility.
• All common drips are seen in the ER (pressors, sedation, etc.)
• MD in house 24/7; 2 midlevels staggered during busy times
• Charge nurse is generally patient-free
• 2 PCTs per shift; may occasionally be pulled to sitter
• Respiratory therapy in the ER 24/7; RT does ABGs, breathing treatments, and runs vents; RNs do EKGs and troubleshoot equipment (nasal cannula to vents)
• No monitor techs; RNs read and interpret their own strips
• X-ray and CT are right down the hall, and staff help transport
• Phlebotomy draws labs in the ER
• Electronic record conversion is in progress for this assignment