JOB DESCRIPTION
RN - MedSurg/Tele
CUSTOM FIELDS
Shift: 12-hour Day Shift (36 hours/week)
Shift Hours: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
Clinical Interview: Yes – Offer is subject to manager approval.
On-Call/Call-Back: None
Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend (EOW)
Holiday Requirement: Travelers are required to work 75% of scheduled holidays.
Floating Requirement: Must be willing to float to all Medical-Surgical and Telemetry units as needed.
About Facility:
o Macon, GA 31201
o 637 Licensed Beds
o Level 1 Trauma Designation
o Teaching Hospital
o Chest Pain Center
o Stroke Center
Unit Information:
o Beds: Each Med Surg unit has 20-36 beds
o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years Med/Tele RN exp
o Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes
Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
o Med surg / Telemetry – all inpatient med surg units
Patient Ratios:
o RN: 1:4-6
o LPN: 1:4-6
o CNA: up to 1:14
Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:
o BLS required
o ACLS preferred – traveler will be required to pass and EKG competency exam during onboarding
o Certification in med surg is a plus
Skills required:
o Trach chare, chest tube management, PIV starts, glucometer,
o Common drips: Insulin drips, Heparin drips, drips to titrate to HR not BP, MUST BE PROFICIENT IN ALL CARDIAC DRIPS
Support within the Department:
o CNA – will assist with Vitals, blood glucose checks, baths, bed changes, feeding if need, patient safety attendant; walk pts, turn pts
o Unit Secretary: on unit 7a-11p; then house wide call secretary 11p-7a
o Charge nurse: Yes
o Phlebotomy? Most units are lab collect phlebotomy; RNs draw off of CVLs
o IV/VAT Team? Not an IV team - do have a PICC team
o Resource Nurse? Yes, we have discharge nurses, Resource team floats to all units
o RT 24/7
o Hospitalist 24/7
o Intensivist 24/7
Technology/Equipment:
o EMR: EPIC
o IV Pump: Alaris
o Med dispensing: Pyxis
o Monitors: Phillips
o Unit specific equipment: VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips,
Floating: If yes, where?
o Travelers are utilized in a float pool capacity – will be required to float to all Med/Tele units in house, as needed
Orientation (facility and unit):
o 1 day orientation with work on educational modules
o 2 days departmental
Other notes:
o Scrub Color: RN- Navy; LPN- Ceil Blue
o Parking: Free? Have free parking around campus or can pay to park in parking decks
o Unit Culture: Busy; Team Oriented
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