Med Sol prescreens Candidates may not have been directly employed (full time, part time, or PRN) by any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity within the past year. Candidates who were employed PRN through outside firms will be considered. Special Information: -Call outs are strongly discouraged and could lead to termination -May be asked to precept, as needed by the unit -First to Float between Bryan and College Station campus (16 minutes apart) as needed Unit Dialysis *****Must have peritoneal dialysis experience, competent with hookup and disconnect.
We use Baxter Home Choice machines***** # Beds DIalysis Suite Nurse:Patient Ratios 2:1 and 1:1 treatments Required
BLS, ACLS, NIHSS Common diagnoses/Types of patients ESRD, acute renal failure. Will treat in the acute hemodialysis suite and in the ICU 1:1; Peritoneal dialysis patients Experience or 'Must have'
General ACUTE CARE DIALYSIS nursing competencies; AVF/AVG cannulation, CVC access, recognition and management of hemodialysis complications and emergencies; peritoneal dialysis site care and catheter care; peritoneal dialysis initiation and termination Are RNs required to titrate drips? Heparin Common titratable &/or set rate drips Set rate only: amiodarone, cardizem, dobutamine, dopamine, milrinone Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit?
Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? Patients are on a tele monitor in the acute suite with Monitor tech reading strips.
In the ICU they are on bedside and central monitoring Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios No RT Equipment (i.e., Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, vents, etc.) Vents, HiFlow, CPAP, BiPap - would be in ICU only with ICU RN and RT Shifts & Scheduling: 12-hour shifts per week Weekend Requirement 6 weekend shifts per 6 week schedule (Friday night call, Saturday day/evening, Saturday night call, or Sunday day count as a weekend shift) Holiday Requirement rotate in with core staff?
Is there Call or a Standby requirement? On call one night per week and every other Sunday (max) Floating Requirements? First to Float between Bryan and College Station campus (16 minutes apart) as needed Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided?
Navy Blue scrubs Unit/Department specific orientation First shift of paperwork general orientation, and the rest on the unit at least one shift