Description
- Job Details
- 36 or 48 Hour Contract
- 5 West is a 40-bed non specialty med-surg unit caring for patients ages 18 and older.
- The staff cares for a variety of medical and telemetry patients with acute and/or chronic illness, such as sepsis, respiratory, gastrointestinal, endocrine, cardiac disease, and COVID-19.
- Staff members will manage titratable drips, chest tubes, tracheostomies, complex wound care, post-bariatric procedures, high oxygen delivery systems and end-of-life care.
- 5 West will begin piloting a team-based care delivery model in January 2025.
- Team based care is a group of licensed and unlicensed healthcare professionals working towards a common goal to care for a group of patients.
- Team based care delivery model consists of Lead Nurses, bedside Registered Nurses, Virtual Nurses, Licensed Practical Nurses, and Nursing Assistants.
- Virtual nurses perform administrative tasks that require an RN license but do not require physical presence.
- Team based care promotes teamwork, communication, and leadership.
- Job Requirements
- 2 years of prior MS/Telemetry experience preferred.
- Must have large, urban hospital experience.
- Drips are required on all floors.
- Level I Trauma Center and Teaching Hospital experience required.
- First timers NOT accepted unless traveler has 2+ years of trauma experience.
- BLS required.
- EPIC charting experience required.
- Will float within scope to meet facility needs.
- 100% NICOTINE FREE FACILITY.
- Pending license accepted: Yes, but if license is not IN HAND at the time of submission then traveler will be booked six weeks out.
- Schedule Information
- Float is required.
- Ratios: Days 1:8; Nights 1:9.
- RTO restrictions: Up to two weeks of RTO permitted.
- RTO must be submitted with application.
- Additional requests after confirmation at manager discretion.
- Weekend Requirement: Two weekends in a four-week schedule period.
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