REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
Minimum Years of Experience: 2 year required.
Traveler Experience: Unit WILL ACCEPTS 1st time traveler.
Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes
Skills: IV start, Vents, Telemetry and cpap/bipap, Interpretation/management of dysrhythmias.
Certs: ACLS, BLS
PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: NIHSS
JOB DETAILS:
Target Ratios: 1:4-5 (Mixed acuity unit with PCU and MS/Tele patients) In extreme situations the unit will go to a 1:6 ratio.
*36 - 48 hrs can be offered. OT will be offered after 48 hrs has been reached.
Unit will accept 13 weeks.
12 HOUR NIGHTS
***RTO 7 DAYS MAX for Aya Auto Offer***
Float Requirement: required to float to like units.
Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts in 6 weeks but staffing needs may require more.
Patient Population: COPD, PNA, Resp distress, Covid-19, FLU, PE’s.
***Patient population currently includes care for COVID-19 patients, including those who have tested positive.***
SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: Our acuity is on the higher end of a med-surg unit, but we do operate with a team lead present in a 3:1 that rounds the whole unit, 2 respiratory therapists that are rounding, and an assistant nurse manager on shift including weekends. We do take ventilators on our unit but they are for chronic trach/vent patients. Our model is that no nurse has more than one vent patient at a time. Our unit is 48 beds in total. Our CNA’s are a 9-10:1. Most of our patient population is going to be COPD exacerbations, pneumonia, acute respiratory failure, and patients with chest tubes, CPAP, BiPAP. Many have comorbidities as well as telemetry monitoring.
**Recognizing the high ratios and acuity, the following resources are available on the unit:
An Admission/Discharge nurse
Assistant Nurse Manager
Vascular Access Team
RRT
Code Team
Behavioral Health Team
SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
Chest tubes
Drips:
Dopamine
Cardizem
Heparin
vents, trachs, bipaps/cpaps
UNIT SYSTEMS: Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR
SCHEDULING TYPE: Unit Can Accommodate Block Scheduling
UNIT ORIENTATION: 24 hours
SCRUBS: white or navy blue
*** INTERNAL NOTES ***
Must pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty
***Unit Can Accommodate Block Scheduling***