Unit Specifics:Number of Beds: 8Patient Ratios: 2:1Unit staffing description: Mixed patient population, open ICU, goal staffing 4 RNs 24/7Type of equipment : GE B650 cardiac monitors, vents, Gaymar coolingDocumentation system: MeditechScheduling
Self-scheduling encouraged, EOW, OT ok if available, flexible schedulingFloating policy: ICU may float to critical care or intermediate care areas when neededPatient Experience
AIDET validation during orientation, unit is focused on Nurse Communication (nurses listen carefully and nurse explain things in a way patients can understand), white board use, hourly rounding, bedside care conference/hand offHospital Specifics-Certifications: JC- Gold Seal of Approval™ for Healthcare Quality and Safety, JC Stroke, JC Ortho/Spine, Chest Pain Accred, Healthgrades Coronary Intervention and Coronary procedures Excellence Awards, Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grade A, Healthgrades Patients Safety Excellence Award, Commission on Cancer Accred, Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services have ranked us as a top performing hospital in the nation on core measures, Wound Healing and Hyperbaric Medicine has received the prestigious Healogics Center of Excellence in Wound Healing Award four consecutive years, American College of Radiology has accredited CT, MRI and nuclear medicine, Vascular Ultrasound accreditation by the Intersocietal Commission for the Accreditation of Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL), NICHE (Nurses Improving Care for Healthsystem Elders)