RN- Med Surg

Title: RN-Med Surg

Location: Enumclaw, WA

Shift: Night

GUARANTEED hours: 36

Contract: Travel

Assignment Length: 13 weeks

Job Description: 

Unit Med/Surg # Beds 19 Nurse:Patient Ratios 5:1 conventional, 6:1 contingency Required certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?) BLS, PEARS or PALS Common diagnoses/Types of patients CHF, Gyno, general surgical, GI (can include stable peds patients), respiratory illness, isolation, Altered Mental Status, stable neurology to include stroke, COPD Experience or 'Must have' skills at least 1 year Are RNs required to titrate drips? yes Common titratable &/or set rate drips Heparin Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? Remote monitored, yes need experience reading telemetry Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Charge RN typically does not have an assignment Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios yes, 1:12 RT Equipment (i.e., Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, vents, etc.) CPAP, BiPAP, High Flow, vents