TRAVEL - RN Med/Surg Tele

Location: Alexandria LA

Address: 211 4 ^th Street

Unit Name: 6A Med-Surg/Oncology

Shift Time: Start Time: 07:00 PM End Time: 07:00 AM

Shift Type: Night Shift

General Information

Unit Specifics:

· Number of Beds : 31

· Patient Ratios : 6:1

· Unit staffing description- unit secretaries 6 am – 10 pm; techs available on all shifts

· Type of equipment :

· Documentation system: Meditech

· Scheduling requirements: 12 hour shifts with rotating weekends

· Floating policy: will float to other Med-Surg and Tele units

· Patient Experience requirements: at least one year of acute care experience

Hospital Specifics-

· Certifications: BLS and ACLS required

Hiring profile

Requested Skill Set:

Must have : excellent physical assessment and documentation skills, experience caring for acute care stroke patients, time management skills, well developed critical thinking skills, well established A.I.D.E.T behaviors, knowledge of core measures and prevention of HACs, HAIs

Advanced skills needed: Chemo experience is a plus

Procedures performed on unit:

Certifications Required: BLS and ACLS required, NIHSS certification

Dress Code : (Required uniform)

· Ceil blue scrubs with white or ceil blue jacket if worn

Unit Guidelines/Policies : Please attach unit specific policies and guidelines.

Awards/Recognition: Please include anything that you would like prospective candidates to be aware of, such as, links to videos that feature the department, outstanding department/team awards.

· Recognized as a Unit of Distinction

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: Block scheduling available, I-phones used for communication via Immobile app, computers/scanners in every room, core group of very experienced staff on every shift