REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
• Minimum Years of Experience: 2 years with 1 Year of direct MedSurg experience.
• Traveler Experience: Unit WILL NOT Accept 1st Time Travelers (Must have at least 2 successful contracts before applying)
• Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes
• Skills: IV Start and Telemetry, Interpretation of dysrhythmias and Management of dysrhythmias, Med/Surg neuro EXPERIENCE
• Certs: BCLS, NIH, NIHSS, ACLS (preferred, not required)

PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP:
• Certs: ACLS

JOB DETAILS:
• RATIOS: 1:6.
• Unit will accept contracts for 13 weeks.
• Unit will accept 36h or 48 hrs.
• SHIFT: 12HR NIGHTS
• If RTO includes weekends, time will be added to end of contract to make up for those dates.
• Travelers are required to work every other weekend.
• Float Requirement: Floating Required: floating required to any other MS/Tele areas, may include COVID care units. If the traveler calls in for a scheduled weekend shift, we will need to have them make up the weekend shifts based on the needs of the unit. Frequent floating may be required.
• PATIENT DIAGNOSES: We care primarily for Stroke patients, but also care for possible Neurosurgery patients as well as other Neuro diagnoses, such as Epilepsy, Traumatic and non-traumatic subdural hematomas, and many more
• SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: We have a 4 BED Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU). The unit trains our nurses for the EMU part and it does not typically affect our travelers unless we have trained them.
• 42 daily census. 43 rooms/beds
• UNIT SYSTEMS: PYXIS, EPIC, SBAR
• SCHEDULING TYPE: Preferred Scheduling
• If a traveler calls out of a shift, they are expected to make up that day the same week or at the end of their contract.
• UNIT ORIENTATION: 36 Hours
• SCRUBS: Navy

COVID-19 Vaccine: Not Required
Flu Vaccine: Required - Medical/Religious Exemptions Only

Job Requirements & Qualifications
• Previous Charge Experience: -
• Years of Experience: 2
• Patient Ratio Experience:
• Charting System Experience: Required
• Required Charting System Name: Epic
• Community Hospital Experience: -
• LTAC Experience: -
• Trauma Level I Experience: -
• Trauma Level II Experience: -
• Travel Experience Required: Yes
• Certifications: ACLS*, BLS, NIHSS
• Skills: Neuro Stepdown*, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown*, Titrate Cardiac drips*, Titrate Vasoactive drips*, Intracranial bleeds*, Spinal cord injury*, Substance Withdrawal*, Traumatic Brain injury*, MS/Tele, Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Use of Rapid Response/Code teams, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Peripheral Line Care/Management, Manage Cardiac drips- no titration, Manage Vasoactive drips-no titration, CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident), Seizure disorders, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Isolation Precautions/PPE, Hard stop-Med Surg Experience

Unit Details Staffing & Scheduling
• Scheduling Type: self
• Patient Ratios Days: 6
• Patient Ratios Nights: 6
• Patient Ratios Weekends: 6
• Float Required: To med surg mostly Sun- Thur every 3rd wkd
• Call Required: -
• Weekend Coverage: True
• Number of Weekend Shifts Per Contract: Every other weekend required.
• Pre-Approved Time Off: -
• Orientation Hours: 36

Facility & Patient Care Details
• Patient Age Groups: Adults, Geriatrics
• Daily Census: 50
• Number of Visits Per Day: 6
• Number of Rooms: 55
• Number of Beds: 55

Additional Unit Information
• Interdisciplinary Support: IV Teams, Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Phlebotomy, Radiology, Social Services, Rapid Response Teams, Pharmacy, Transportation, Unit Secretary
• Patient Diagnoses: Primary neuroscience unit. Care for any neuroscience diagnosis. Strokes are the primary patient population seizures, subdural hematomas, SAH, ICH, brain tumors.
• Manager will not accept less than 1 year of past Med Surg experience due to ratios on unit
• Special Procedures/Unit Details: We have a 4 BED Epilepsy Monitoring Unit (EMU) that is considered Intermediate level and that nurse has 4:1 patient ratio.
• Hard stop-Manager will not accept less than 1 year of past Med Surg experience- must be MS and not MS/tele in work history (I know it's a Ms/tele but must have specific MS in work history, per manager due to ratios on unit)
• Must have total of 2 yrs hard stop- combo of 1 yr MS and 1 yr MS/tele, tele or PCU
• Special Equipment: Neurosurgical patients, seizures, subdural hematomas, SAH, ICH, brain tumors, etc.
• Med Surg Experience Required
• We did increase our beds to 60, we added additional 12 med surge beds and a 5 bed transfer center. Please update our beds to state 55 since the transfer center is ran a little different Our census runs around 50

#Tier2 Crisis Response Compliance
• Candidate must go into the lab within 48 hours after signing. All testing must be completed within 48 hours.