Unit Notes
- Hiring Process: Candidate Interview- Interview with MedSol Clinical Team- No Unit Manager involvement
- Radius: 60 MILES, DL must be submitted
- Week of orientation: Please ensure clinicians are in state for week of orientation even if first day modules are remote
Hospital St Mary Corwin
Unit Med/Surg (ONC) - 2nd Floor
# Beds 24
Nurse:Patient Ratios 1:4
Required certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?) BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Common diagnoses/Types of patients Congestive heart failure (CHF), hypertension, and chest pain work-ups, COPD exacerbations, asthma, and pneumonia, COPD exacerbations, asthma, and pneumonia, Pancreatitis, bowel obstructions, gastrointestinal bleeding, and acute renal failure.
Experience or 'Must have' skills NIHSS
Are RNs required to titrate drips? Yes
Common titratable &/or set rate drips analgesics for pain, anticoagulants for blood clots, and antihypertensives for blood pressure control
Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? No
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Yes
Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios 1:5
RT Equipment (i.e., Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, vents, etc.) Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, vents,
Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) Self sceduling and Block
Weekend Requirement Yes - Full and part-time employees are expected to self-schedule a minimum of six weekend shifts per six-week schedule, aligning with department needs, unit staffing plans, and ensuring equitable distribution among all staff
Holiday Requirement Yes
Is there Call or a Standby requirement? Determined by NM
Floating Requirements? Yes - Determined by NM and depart needs; if an extreme need could float within Zone 1
Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided? Navy Blue
Unit/Department specific orientation Date & location assigned during week of orientation