Registered Nurse - Med/Surg

Company: Global Pharmatek
Location: Spokane
Posted on: November 24, 2022

Job Description:

Job Title: Registered Nurse - Med/Surg
Location - Spokane, WA

Job Descriptions:
General Information:
This position will float between Med-Surg units at Deaconess Hospital (for more info on these units below, please look for the MS slides)
Orthopedic-Surgical 9th Tower: (30 beds) Neuro/Spine: CVA, Seizures/Epilepsy, Laminectomies, fusions, burr holes, shunt; Ortho: Total Joints (Knees/Hips), Trauma Ortho (ORIF, External Fixation); Medical: sepsis, COPD, DVT, AKI
Surgical 10th Tower: (30 beds) Surgical: Bariatric: (Sleeve, Roux-en-Y), Gender Affirmation (male to female), Plastics, GI/GU, ENT
COVID Unit 8th Tower: Cardiac Monitoring Patients, Patients waiting for joint surgeries (fx hips), CIWA/Detox patients
ED holding: To provide care for patients with admit orders that are holding in the ED for a bed
Other specialty units- if the RN has experienced in the skill set ( PCU, ICU, Mother/Baby, etc.) (only if the RN feels comfortable)
Will float mid-shift between units
Patient types: Med surg, Cardiac, neuro, oncology, Covid-19 (Potential to work all units)
Mandatory skills: rhythm strip interpretation, EMR (EPIC) experience, high flow oxygen, CPAP/BiPAP delivery, chest tube management, drain management (hemovac, JP), ostomies, wound vac
Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS/NIH (preferred)
Minimum Experience: 1 year with strong experience
Consider 1st time traveler: Yes
Telemetry Monitoring: Yes, centralized with tele tech
Nursing Reading and Interpreting Strips: Yes
RN to patient ratio: Day-1:5; Night-1:6; COVID- 1:4
Tech to patient ratio: 1:10-12
EMR/Equipment: EPIC/Alaris/Pyxis
Scrubs: Any color, professional
On-Call: No
Weekend Rotation: Every other (may occasionally work back to back weekends)
Receptionist: Yes, day shift only (varies depending on needs)
Scheduling: 6 week schedule, schedule provided approximately 2 weeks before contract starts. Unit assignments will be located daily by 0600 PST on the 8th floor white board
Charge RN take assignment: No
Support: Hospitalist 24/7
Orientation: General hospital, one 12h shift on home unit, then 4h of orientation on floating units

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