Description
- Certification Details
- Required certifications: BLS, ACLS
- Job Details
- Specialty: 4 Pavilion - Telemetry/Med
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Cardiopulmonary diagnosis (CHF/Chest pain/Post Cardiac Cath patients- mostly femoral/some radial); Age specific population: adult and geriatric
- Experience: Med-Surg; Telemetry; Critical Drips required; Chemo preferred
- Job Requirements
- Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes
- Required certifications: BLS, ACLS
- Schedule Information
- Shifts & Scheduling: 6:45 am - 7:15 pm or 6:45 pm to 7:15 am
- Weekend Requirement: Every other. Set rotation, either weekends 1 and 3 or weekends 2 and 4
- Holiday Requirement: Rotation with core staff
- Unit Specific Information
- # Beds: 32
- Nurse: Patient Ratios: 1:06
- RT Equipment: IV pumps, sequential compression devices, pulse oximeters, specialty beds, telemetry, Cpap, Bipap, Oxygen
- Scrub Color/Dress Code: RN/LPN - Navy; C.N.As/Monitor Techs - Dark Grey/Pewter, scrubs must be solid color, no embroidery and/or patterns on scrubs. WVU Medicine or solid color fleece zip-ups may be worn in grey, black, navy or royal blue. Solid undershirts may be worn in white, grey, or black in matching color to the scrub top. Closed toed shoes only. No crocs.
- Floating Requirements?: If not needed on 4P, would be required to float to 3P or 5P (Med-Surg) units or to the Emergency Department to care for boarded patients. Boarders are intermixed in ED. Float pool floats first, then will be in rotation.
- Additional Details
- Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Nitro (Chest pain indication only), Amiodarone, Lasix, Heparin, Dopamine (low dose renal perfusion only)
- Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit?: Monitor Techs 24/7, Charge RNs read strips; however, RNs are to review strips each shift as well
- Charge Nurse/House Supervisor?: Charge nurse with modified patient assignment, usually 2 patients. If staffing is good, would be free charge. Traveler may be asked to fill in the Charge Nurse role. If willing/interested, would be cross trained. House Supervisor 24-7
- Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios: Yes: 7A to 7P (1 to 10) 7P to 7A (1 to 15)
Compensation Information:
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