RN - MedSurg/Tele

About Facility:

o 920 Church St N, Concord, NC 28025

o 457 licensed beds

o Trauma Level III

o Teaching Hospital

o Chest Pain Center

o Stroke Center of Excellence

o Bariatric Center of Excellence

o Radius rule:  Traveler’s permanent address must be 50 miles outside of home unit

● Department Information:

o Beds: 10

▪ Avg Daily Census – 8 patients

o Minimum Years of Experience required: 18 months of Med/Tele RN experience

o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Not preferred, will consider

● Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

o Chest Pain, Syncope, Angina

● Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:

o BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (Resource Team requirement)

● Ratios:

o RN: 1:5

● Skills required:

o General Med/Tele skillset :  Stroke experience, cardiac rhythm interpretation, trach care, PIV starts, chest tube management, NGT placement, drain/tube management (Dobhoff, PEG tubes, Hemovac, JP drains, flexiseals, foley insertion/management, etc), PCA pumps

o Medication gtt management to include : Cardiac drips, Heparin, blood products, IVF

● Support within the Department:

o Supervisor

o Charge RN – may or may not have patients

o Resource RN – will assist with Admissions/Discharges

o RT, 24/7 – not dedicated to this unit specifically

o Hospitalist, 24/7 - not dedicated to this unit specifically

o Phlebotomy: Combined effort between RNs, IV team

o IV/VAT Team

● Technology/Equipment:

o EMR: EPIC

o IV Pumps: Alaris

o Med Dispensing: Omnicell

● Floating:

o Within region and scope of practice

o Will be required to float per region needs – will require floating to all facilities listed below, as needed, within scope of practice – DECLINE if not agreeable

▪ Region 1 - Cabarrus, University City, Stanly, Lake Norman, Central Division (CMC Main + Mercy + LCH (peds only) -- could float to any of the facilities within region if the need arises

▪ If floating mid-shift, Traveler will be paid for the time traveling between facilities (will remain on the clock)

● Orientation (facility and unit) :

o NEO

o 2 days departmental

● Scheduling:

o Weekend rotation: every other

o Holiday Expectations: Travelers will work 75% of holidays

o RTO: Can approve up to 6 days off, excluding holidays – must add time to the end of the contract if unable to meet contracted hours

o Shift times: 0650-1910; 1850-0710

o Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks

● Other notes:

o Scrub Color: Navy

o Parking: Free Employee Parking Deck

o Department Culture: Great Team Environment - Unit Book Club - Netflix Watching Clubs, etc.; We welcome you as one of our own!