Position Description: Facility Name: Central Vermont Medical Center, Berlin, VT 130 Fisher Rd, Berlin, VT 05602 www.cvmc.org Total # of Facility Beds: 122 Unit Name: Med-Surg w/Tele Total # of Unit Beds/Suites/Deliveries: 51 beds Teaching Facility: Y N Teaching Hospital Experience Required: Y N Trauma Level: 3 Prior Travel Experience Required: Y N Minimum # Years Clinical Experience Required: 2 years Minimum # Years Clinical Experience in Specialty Required: 1 year Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS, Tele Certification Certifications Preferred: , peripheral IV placement Nurse Patient Ratio by shift: 3-5 days, 4-6 nights Ancillary Assistance: CNA/ PCT: Y #staff per shift: LNAs assigned 1:8-10 ratio Unit clerk/Secretary: secretary 6am-10pm most days Other: charge nurse 24/7 does not have patient assignment #staff per shift: Advanced Practice on the unit: # Days of Orientation: 1-2 precepted shifts in addition to time with educators prior to patient contact Specialty Testing for Unit/Facility: U F Patient Care Modality: acute M/S Dress Code Scrubs/color: wear your own or use ours, no dress code other than to look professional Shoes: closed toe non-skid Jewelry: minimal Hair/Beard: groomed Nail Polish: no artificial nails please Documentation System: Epic Medication System: pyxis Floating Required: Y N To what units/facilities: like units Describe the rotation: floating happens infrequently Charge required: Y N Scheduling: online program called when-to-work, schedules published by manager in advance Shift Hours: 12 hour shifts with option to pick up extra 8 s Rotation Schedule: Self-Scheduling no Weekend Requirements: every other weekend Call Requirements: no Holiday Requirements: yes Patient Population (Diagnoses): telemetry, RN needs tele certification as well as experience with applying, interpreting and actively responding to tele; post op ortho, post op urology and GI, COPD, CHF, diabetics, end of life, dementia, placement needs; really anything that is not in psych, ICU, or Women & Children s. Age Range: adults Special Equipment: Sigma IV pumps, CAAD PCA pumps, Kangaroo tube feed pumps, Client EKG machines, Stryker beds, Mindray cardiac monitoring, Hill-Rom nurse call Respiratory available 24/7 for support Y Anesthesia available 24/7 for support Y Who manages ventilators: RT Unit Specific Procedures and Protocols: NG tube insertion, peripheral IV insertion, telemetry strip interpretation all done by bedside RN.