RN (Registered Nurse)

Unit Notes
Strict 75 Mile Radius Rule. Please submit the traveler's address from their drivers license in the submit email

Hospital Details:
Phoebe Putney Hospital-Albany GA
483 Bed Main Campus


1 year experience required with 1 travel assignment

# of beds on unit:14
1:6 for both days and nights--make sure they can handle these ratios and note in interview notes
BLS required, ACLS-Preferred, NIHSS required. 2 years of experience required in specialty.
diabetic, CHF, COPD, GI bleed, renal failure, dialysis (they have a dialysis nurse ), some overflow post surgicals, amputations, debridments, wound care, DVTs, ETOH, psych (in future may have hospice-not live yet)
Lasix, Bumex and Heparin
Yes, monitored on different unit. Nurses not required to read strips
Yes, does not take a patient assignment, will take only if needed
Yes, CNA's 1:12,generally ,do get pulled for 1:1 and sitters (Do try to have 1-8)
cpap, only night for bipap
6:45-7:15, all 12 hour
Every Other Weekend
Rotate with permanent staff
Yes, to all acute care and cardio to take care of medical, or EC for acute care patient holds
Caribbean Blue top and bottom OR White top and Caribbean Blue bottom OR all white top/bottom.
3 days
Need to have experience with same type of hospital acuity, no CAH. Need experience at a larger organization with high acuity, high turnover and fast pace. Need to take patient satisfaction and quality of care seriously. Patient safety is very important. Primary Care Nursing. No bags at the nurses station, can bring a lock for locker; strict attendance policy. LPN's and LPN-C used on the floor
How many scheduled shifts did you miss on last contract?
Nails can ONLY BE POLISHED. NO artifical or Shellac nails dut to increased CLABSI rates.