Med Surg Telemetry RN

Facility: Hemlock St, Macon, GA 31201 Licensed Beds Level 1 Trauma Designation Teaching Hospital Chest Pain Center Stroke Center ● Unit Information: Beds: Each Med Surg unit has 20-36 beds

• 2+ years Med/Tele RN exp First-time travelers welcome
• Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: Med surg / Telemetry all inpatient med surg units
• Patient Ratios: RN: 1:4-6 LPN: 1:4-6 CNA: up to 1:14
• Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance: BLS required ACLS preferred traveler will be required to pass and EKG competency exam during onboarding Certification in med surg is a plus
• Skills required: Trach chare, chest tube management, PIV starts, glucometer, Common drips: Insulin drips, Heparin drips, drips to titrate to HR not BP, MUST BE PROFICIENT IN ALL CARDIAC DRIPS
• Support within the Department: CNA will assist with Vitals, blood glucose checks, baths, bed changes, feeding if need, patient safety attendant; walk pts, turn pts Unit Secretary: on unit 7a-11p; then house wide call secretary 11p-7a Charge nurse: Yes Phlebotomy: Most units are lab collect phlebotomy; RNs draw off of CVLs IV/VAT team: Not an IV team - do have a PICC team Resource nurse: Yes, we have discharge nurses, Resource team floats to all units RT 24/7 Hospitalist 24/7 Intensivist 24/7 Telemetry monitor tech: Central telemetry unit
• Technology/Equipment: EMR: EPIC IV Pump: Alaris Med dispensing: Pyxis Monitors: Phillips Unit specific equipment: VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips,
• Floating: Travelers are utilized in a float pool capacity will be required to float to all Med/Tele units in house, as needed
• Orientation (facility and unit): o 1 day orientation with work on educational modules o 2 days departmental
• Other notes: Scrub Color: RN- Navy; LPN- Ceil Blue Free parking: Have free parking around campus or can pay to park in parking decks Unit Culture: Busy; Team Oriented