Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS), Cerebral Vascular Accident, Certified Nursing Assistant (CNA), Communication Skills, Hospital, Identify Issues, Interpersonal Skills, Medicine, Paint Shop Pro Tubes, Patient Care, Presentation/Verbal Skills, Pumps, Registered Nurse (RN), Team Player, Telemetry, Training/Teaching, Wound Care, Writing Skills
JOB DESCRIPTION
RN - MedSurg/Tele
● About Facility:
o 1 Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157
o 885 licensed beds
o Level 1 Trauma Designation
o Teaching Hospital: Yes, Academic Medical Center
o Chest Pain Center
o Stroke Center
● Unit Information:
o Beds: 26
o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years
o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes
● Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
o Unit A – General Medicine - DM, GI, Resp, Renal, Wounds, Dressing Changes, Observation Side Goal LOS less than 24 hrs
▪ Testing prioritized
o Unit B – locked – BH diagnoses - ALL; Dementia/memory care/developmental delays/SI
● Patient Ratios:
o RN: Unit A: 1:6; Unit B: 1:5
o LPN (if applicable): 4-5:1
o CNA: 7:1
● Required Licensure & Certifications:
o RN:
▪ Unit A: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (Resource Team Requirement)
▪ Unit B: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS and CPI – can be obtained on site
● Skills required:
o Comfortability to units A & B as needed.
o Ability to provide direct and indirect patient care, strong interpersonal communication skills, ability to work collaboratively, solid written and oral communication skills, ability to tolerate moderate to high stress levels, and experience reading telemetry strips
o Chest tubes, traches, PIV starts, drain & tubes, PCA pumps
o Gtt management – Amiodarone (occasionally), Fentanyl PCA, Ketamine PCA, Dilaudid PCA, Heparin
● Support within the Department:
o CNA: Duties – Provides basic nursing care to assigned patients and assist RN where needed
o Receptionist/HUC
o Charge nurse – may or may not be in staffing
o Phlebotomy
o IV/VAT Team? No
o Rapid Response Team
o RT 24/7
o Hospitalist 24/7
o Intensivist 24/7
o Telemetry monitoring/tech? Centralized Telemetry
o Security on Unit 24/7 (B)
o MHT Unit B, 24/7
● Technology/Equipment:
o EMR: Epic
o IV Pump: Alaris
o Med dispensing: Omnicell
o Monitors: n/a
o Unit specific equipment: n/a
● Floating: If yes, where?
o Yes, to other med/surg units
● Orientation (facility and unit):
o NEO
o 2 days departmental
● Other notes:
o Scrub Color: royal blue
o Parking: Free employee parking
o Unit Culture: patient centered, highly reliable, and strong teamwork
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