3x12s
- 1-2 years of experience Tele, including experience in MedSurg acute care setting
- 18 beds - Telemetry with 6 PCU capable beds. all private rooms
- Will house COVID patients if needed - mixed unit with temporary walls and air handling system
- 1 year of experience required - 2 years preferred
- Charge nurse 24/7 will take 0-2 patients when needed
- Nurse managers don't provide patient care, but they do rounds
- Support staff on unit: Tele techs, charge nurse, HUCs and PCTs
- CNAs split the floor each taking up to 9 patients
- RNs nurse to patient ratios for are 1:4 and PCU/Stepdown is 1:3
- Tele: Phillips monitors, have monitor tech room. Nurses expected to validate monitor techs interpretation and document 4 hours or more frequent as needed. We do Cardizem, amiodarone, bumex, Lasix, integrillin, octreotide, protonix
- Vents; none-- high flow o2 on COVID step down pts, pts home cpap
- Hospitalist in house 24/7
- No IV team
- Resp Therapist 24/7
- Pharmacy 24/7
- Weekend requirement: Every other weekend (days Sat & Sun and nights Fri & Sat)
- Common dx; AMI, Stroke/TIA's, Pnuemonia, Renal (dialysis) afib rvr, SIRS, DM
- Floating: May float to all MS units