General Information
Beds: 15 with 2 hallway treatment spaces
Minimum experience?
RN: 1 year ED Experience
Tech: 1 year, ER experience preferred but not required
Will you accept a first-time traveler?
RN – Yes
Tech – Yes
Patient Types:
They do approx. 50-60 visits a day
Infants to End of Life, CHF, NSTEMI, abdominal pain, minor trauma (MVA), ER holds. Major traumas are stabilized and life flighted out.
Heavy psych population – ETOH withdrawal; IVDA
Patient Ratios:
RN – 1:4-5; on night shift there are times that depending on Census, there may be only 2 RNs for the night shift
Tech – 2 per shift when fully staffed (one acts as HUC, the other will support the RN staff with CNA duties)
Required Certifications:
RN: BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC
Tech: BLS, EKG certification (preferred)
Skills required:
RN:
Travelers do not necessarily need charge experience but need to be willing to be trained and act as charge as often as needed. Please decline traveler if they’re unwilling to do this.
General ED skills, PIV, trauma stabilization, procedural sedation is a MUST, cardiac rhythm interpretation
Tech:
50% of the time they will work as Unit Secretary and the other 50% will be as CNA performing patient care duties to assist the nursing staff:
Vitals (inpatient and possibly outpatient for patients waiting in their cars), blood glucose checks, ADL’s, transporting patients, lab runs, any other task as assigned; experience with EKG’s (preferred)
Support on the Unit:
Tech – 2 per shift when fully staffed (one acts as HUC, other will assist with patient care)
HUC, 24-7 - also does telemetry monitoring
Charge nurse – may have patients, depending on staffing
ED physicians
Phlebotomy
RT 24/7
Hospitalist 24/7
Charting System: Cerner
Floating: If yes, where?
Tech may float to Med Surg
Orientation: (facility and unit)
General hospital orientation
1-2 shifts on unit, dependent on skills/comfort level
Scheduling:
They have staggered shifts:
RN: 7a-7p, 10a-10p, 12p-12a, 7p-7a
Tech: 6:30a-7p & 6:30p-7a
Weekend rotation: every other
Can we approve time off? Seek manager approval
Will they be on call? If so, what is that schedule? No call
Holiday Expectations: every other
Other notes or things you want us to check/verify?
Scrub Color: Any color, must be professional
Free Parking? Yes
At AMN Healthcare we take care of our travelers! We offer:
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Competitive pay rates
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Free, quality, private housing
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Medical, Dental, Vision
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401(k) and Flex Spending
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Life Insurance
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Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
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Free Continuing Education
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Refer a friend and earn extra cash!
ME or compact RN License (#/expiration)
ACLS, BLS, PALS, TNCC
ER Reference and SCL within a year
SSN, DOB
50 mile radius rule
Please list RTO dates in selling notes
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