# of Beds 25 - all private rooms
If no Cerner experience, must have travel experience.

• General job duties. Types of procedures required.

Assess, diagnosis, implement and evaluate patient care. This unit is a general medical unit with focus on renal patients.
Common diagnosess/types of patients: Urology, nephrology, transplants (new kidney transplants are cared for by perm staff). General MedSurg overflow - wounds, infections, bowel resections, pneumonia, hospice, CIWA, chest tubes, surgical drains, complex care patients. (No dialysis on this unit.)
Average length of stay 3-4 days."
Are RNs required to titrate drips? Heparin only

• Equipment utilized in the unit/dept. (Is there computerized charting, medication systems, etc.)

wound VACs, IV pumps, CBIs, foley catheters, suction tubings, omnicell, pyxis, Cerner/millenium charting system

• Required skills and minimum years of experience.

Candidate must be able to multi-task, ensure patients are safely cared for and work at a pace to meet patient demands. Must be able to work with the team including but not limited to other RNs on the unit, CNAs/PCTs, unit secretaries as well as other healthcare professionals on the unit-PT, OT, MDs, etc. MMC uses Cerner charting system. Prefer 1-2 years RN experience; If no Cerner experience, must have travel experience.

• Specific licensures and certifications/registrations required. (ARRT, CRT, BLS, ACLS, etc)

BLS

• Shift or schedule requirements. (Will the employee ever work alone? Is call required? If so, how often? Are weekends required?)

every other weekend, 12hr shift, no on-call requirement, can work extra shifts if desired and willing to hire into 48hr/week position if desired by the candidate

• Floating to other units/departments. (If so, to which units/departments?)

May float to other med-surg departments depending on unit census

• Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/dept.

25 beds, all private rooms

• Nurse to patient ratio of this unit. (nursing only)

1:6-7
Often have 4-5 nurses working day shift & 3-4 nurses on nights, if three RNs and no LPNs will cap census at 21. Often utilize LPNs & do a team nursing approach, can be 7-9 patients/team."

• Dress Code:

any color scrubs

• Tell us about the unit/department specific training and orientation program.

The RN will go through 24hrs of clinical orientation on the unit in addition to classroom training for quaility information and computer training