Registered Nurse - PCU Job at Bestica, Winston Salem, NC

  • Bestica
  • Winston Salem, NC

Job Description

###RTO after booking is not allowed and is not allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a cancel and DNR### REQUIRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Minimum Years of Experience: 2 years REQUIRED Traveler Experience: Unit WILL ACCEPT 1st time traveler. Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes Skills: IV start, Vents, Telemetry and cpap/bipap, Interpretation/management of dysrhythmias. Certs: ACLS, BLS PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: Certs: NIHSS JOB DETAILS: -Target Ratios: 1:4-5 (Mixed acuity unit with PCU and MS/Tele patients) In extreme situations the unit will go to a 1:6 ratio. *36hrs can be offered. -Unit will accept 13 weeks or more to get through 2/27/27. -12-HOUR DAYS 06:45-19:15 ***RTO 7 DAYS MAX for AYA AUTO OFFER*** -Float Requirement: required to float to like units. -Weekend Requirement: every other weekend Patient Population: COPD, PNA, Resp distress, Covid-19, FLU, PE s. ***Patient population currently includes care for COVID-19 patients, including those who have tested positive.*** SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: Our acuity is on the higher end of a med-surg unit, but we do operate with a team lead present in a 3:1 that rounds the whole unit, 2 respiratory therapists that are rounding, and an assistant nurse manager on shift including weekends. We do take ventilators on our unit but they are for chronic trach/vent patients. Our model is that no nurse has more than one vent patient at a time. Our unit is 48 beds in total. Our CNA s are a 9-10:1. Most of our patient population is going to be COPD exacerbations, pneumonia, acute respiratory failure, and patients with chest tubes, CPAP, BiPAP. Many have comorbidities as well as telemetry monitoring. **Recognizing the high ratios and acuity, the following resources are available on the unit: An Admission/Discharge nurse Assistant Nurse Manager Vascular Access Team RRT Code Team Behavioral Health Team SPECIAL EQUIPMENT: Chest tubes Drips: Dopamine Cardizem Heparin vents, trachs, bipaps/cpaps UNIT SYSTEMS: Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR SCHEDULING TYPE: Unit Can Accommodate Block Scheduling when the needs of the unit as met. UNIT ORIENTATION: 24 hours SCRUBS: Not Provided. white or navy blue *** INTERNAL NOTES *** ***Must pass EKG Testing prior to start for, this specialty***

Job Tags

Local area, Shift work

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