Shift: 12hr Day Shift - 36 · Shift: Information
7A-7P
SimpliFi Clinical Interviewing- Yes/No
Yes - Manager Approval to Offer
On Call, Call Back Requirements
None
Weekend Rotation 6 shifts on a 6 week schedule (6 out of 12 shifts) Holiday Requirements Travelers will work 75% of holidays Floating Requirements all med surg / telemetry units
- RN - MedSurg/Tele ? About Facility: o 777 Hemlock St, Macon, GA 31201 o 637 Licensed Beds o Level 1 Trauma Designation o Teaching Hospital o Chest Pain Center o Stroke Center ? Unit Information: o Beds: Each Med Surg unit has 20
- 36 beds o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years Med/Tele RN exp o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes ? Patient Types/Common Diagnoses: o Med surg / Telemetry – all inpatient med surg units o Common diagnoses include but are not limited to: ? Patients with acute or chronic disease ? Co-morbidities common to med-surg population: diabetes, hypertension, infections, electrolytes imbalances, etc. ? Cardiac patients: post-cath, CHF, a-fib ? Post surgical: General, Ortho, Trauma ? Patient Ratios: o RN: 1:4
- 6 o LPN: 1:4
- 6 o 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: o BLS required o ACLS preferred – traveler will be required to pass and EKG competency exam during onboarding o Certification in med surg is a plus ? Skills required: o Trach chare, chest tube management, PIV starts and IV maintenance, glucommander, strong assessment and time management skills, care coordination with interdisciplinary team, discharge planning knowledge, patient education o Tele skills (required): monitoring and interpreting cardiac rhythms, post-cath, TR bands, post-cath groin site management (no sheath pulls) o Drips (required): insulin, heparin, Cardizem, amiodarone, milrinone, Digoxin, nicardipine. Could titrate drips for HR but not for BP ? Support within the Department: o CNA – will assist with Vitals, blood glucose checks, baths, bed changes, feeding if need, patient safety attendant; walk pts, turn pts o Unit Secretary: on unit 7a
- 11p; then house wide call secretary 11p
- 7a o Charge nurse: may or may not have patients o Phlebotomy? Most units are lab collect phlebotomy; RNs draw off of CVLs o IV/VAT Team? Not an IV team - do have a PICC team o Resource Nurse? Yes, we have discharge nurses, and the Resource team floats to all units o RT 24/7 o Hospitalist 24/7 o Intensivist 24/7 o Telemetry monitoring/tech? Central telemetry unit ? Technology/Equipment: o EMR: EPIC o IV Pump: Alaris o Med dispensing: Pyxis o Monitors: Phillips o Unit specific equipment: VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips, ? Floating: If yes, where? o 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 ? Scheduling: o Weekend rotation: 5
- 6 weekend shifts out of 12 (on a 6-week schedule) o No call o Holiday Expectations: work one shift of each major holiday (Thanksgiving Day or day after + 12/24 or 12/25 + 12/31 or 1/1) o RTO Requests: MUST go through Manager for approval o Shift times: 12-hour shifts ? 7A-7P or 7P-7A o Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks ? Other notes: o Scrub Color: RN- Navy; LPN- Ceil Blue o Parking: Free? Have free parking around campus or can pay to park in parking decks o Unit Culture: Busy; Team Oriented