Description: RN - MedSurg/Tele

About Facility:
• 874 Licensed beds
• Level I Trauma
• Teaching Hospital
• Chest Pain Center
• Stroke Center
• Magnet Designated

Unit Information:
• Beds: 36
• Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years Med/Tele RN exp (Resource Team)
• Will you accept a first-time traveler? Not preferred but will consider (Resource Team)

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
• Bladder CA, prostatectomy, kidney stones, renal CA, patient requiring fluid resuscitation/blood products, TURBT
• ESLD, peritoneal dialysis, GI Disorders and infections, Liver Failure, AKI/CKD, pre & post operative kidney/liver/pancreas transplant, acute rejection
• Surgical Trauma-Chest tubes, SCI, GSW, MVA, traumatic falls w/injury

Patient Ratios:
• RN: 1:?

Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:
• BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (Resource Team requirement)

Skills required:
• General Med/Tele skillset: Stroke experience, cardiac rhythm interpretation, trach care, PIV starts, chest tube management, NGT placement, drain/tube management (Dobhoff, PEG tubes, Hemovac, JP drains, flexiseals, foley insertion/management, etc), PCA pumps
• Medication gtt management to include: Cardiac drips, Heparin, blood products, IVF

Support within the Department:
• CNA ratios vary
• Receptionist/HUC
• Charge nurse, 24/7 may or may not have patients
• Phlebotomy peripheral blood draws only
• IV/VAT Team
• Resource Nurse as available
• RT, 24/7
• Hospitalist, 24/7
• Intensivist, 24/7
• Telemetry monitoring/tech? No monitoring tech; nurses read monitors and respond

Technology/Equipment:
• EMR: EPIC
• IV Pump: Alaris
• Med dispensing: Omnicell
• Monitors: Phillips

Floating:
• Within region and scope of practice
• Will be required to float per region needs will require floating to all facilities listed below, as needed, within scope of practice

Region 2 - Pineville, Anson, Union, Union West, Central Division (CMC Main + CMC Mercy + Levine Children s Hospital)
Region 3 - Cleveland, Kings Mtn, Lincoln, Central Division (CMC Main + Mercy + LCH)

Orientation (facility and unit):
• NEO
• 2 days departmental

Scheduling:
• Weekend rotation: every other
• No call for travelers
• Holiday Expectations: Travelers will work 75% of holidays

Other notes:
• Scrub Color: Navy
• Parking: Free