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Tele

PWW Recruiting, LLC.

Tele

Bakersfield, CA
Paid
  • Responsibilities

    Unit Notes:Medical Solutions Clinical Team will pre-screen all candidates. Managers will do 2nd interview
    - Unit: MedSurg 4E - Remote Tele
    - Location: (BMH) Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
    - # beds:
    - Ratios: 5:1 MedSurg, 4:1 Telemetry
    - Certs: BLS & ACLS Required.
    - EMR System: Cerner experience preferred. Make sure to ask if they already have Cerner experience & if so, was this recent They can comp test out of Cerner training.
    - Add'l Equipment: Pagers linked to call light system & internal spectra link phones
    - Unit Orientation: 1 - 2 shifts including the other units they could be floated to (4E, Tele & 5E)
    - Nurse Aides: "Yes (can vary depending on census)
    Days 2-3; Nights 2 (unless census is low or high RN volume)"
    - Charge Nurse: Yes (Charge nurse must have ACLS) they don't take patients but help staff nurses. IF census is high or there are any unexpected ill calls the charge nurse would serve as staff nurse.
    - Shifts/Hours: 12's; 7a - 7:30p/7p - 7:30a
    - Breaks: 1/2 hour break (clock-out); 3 - 15 min breaks per shift (CA Law)
    - Weekends: "Every other weekend or equivalent of 4 weekend days in a 4 week schedule (Example: could be 2 in a row, then off 2 in a row)
    Day Shift Weekend is Sat/Sun; Nights is Fri/Sat"
    - Scrub Color: Navy blue. If you wear a scrub jacket it also must be navy. If you wear an undershirt underneath your scrub top it must be navy, white, or black.
    - Tele: Pt's on tele monitored remotely by 4W monitor station/techs (Typically 10-12 monitored patients on the unit at a time) The RN is required to document the rate and rhythm. The charge RN interprets the rhythm. RNs for this unit will be expected to have Basic Arrhythmia Skills.
    - Vents - No
    - IV Team: No - ICU & ER can assist w/ hard IV sticks
    - RT 24/7: Yes
    - Pharmacy 24/7: Yes & Omnicell
    - Types of patients: General Med/Surg patients, No Cardiac Drips. Only PO Cardiac meds. No primary cardiac diagnoses.
    Floating MedSurg nurses only take MedSurg patients. If floated to MedSurg/Tele they would only be assigned MedSurg patients. Would not get CABG or Cath Lab pts if go to Tele. Would be MS pt on Tele. They would verify that they were oriented to a unit before floating to that unit.x000D
    Cancellation Policy:Hospital may cancel up to 3 times per contract. Each cancellation could be a full shift or any part of a shift. (Hospital may also pay full hours for a particular shift, in lieu of cancellation).x000D
    Charting System:Cerner_x000D_
    BSN Required:No_x000D_
    License to Submit:Yes_x000D_
    Trauma Level:x000D
    Care Setting:Acute_x000D_
    Division:Nursing_x000D_
    Shift Notes:Nights, EOW, first to float, 36 and 48 hour contracts accepted_x000D_
    Required Certifications:ACLS, BLS, NIHSS