at Health Advocates Network in Peoria, Illinois, United States
Job Description
General job duties. Types of procedures required.
General Medical unit, some bedside procedures. Treat patients with illnesses such as cellulites, pancreatitis, diabetes, pain management, etc….
Equipment utilized in the unit/dept.
Epic, Pyxis
Required skills and minimum years of experience.
2 years
Specific licensures and certifications/registrations required.
BLS
Shift or schedule requirements.
3 12 hour night shift per week.
Every other weekend (Saturday / Sunday on Day Shift and either Friday / Saturday or Saturday / Sunday on night shift to follow unit patterns)
Every other Holiday (Days holidays are: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year Day, Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day. Nights holidays are: Thanksgiving Eve, Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve, Memorial Day Eve, the 3rd of July Nights, and Labor day Eve)
6. Floating to other units/departments. (If so, to which units/departments?)
Floating: There are no contracts for Agency RN’s that limit or make exemptions for floating
1.Inpatient (ICU, Step Down, Tele, Med-Surg) External Agency nurses will float prior to Core nurses floating.
2. External Agency Nurses are competent to float:
? ICU Nurses can float to Step down with full assignment and can float to Tele and Med-Surg with assignment of 4-5 patients on days and 5-6 patients on nights
? Step Down and Tele nurses can float to Med-Surg with full assignment (customarily 4-5 days and 5-6 nights, occasionally higher or lower based on acuity and coverage levels)
? Med-Surg nurses can float to like level of care units with full assignments
7. Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/dept.
56 bed unit split between two floors.
8. Nurse to patient ratio of this unit. (nursing only)
1:4-5 on days
1:5-6 on nights.
Staffing matrix us such that not every nurses will be at their max ratio on any given shift, (for example not all RNs on nights would have 6 patients, it rotates.) additionally the charge Rn is 100% out of staffing or takes a patient assignment to less the load of floor RN when the acuity is high.
9. Dress Code:
Any color scrubs. No visible tattoos, no visible piercing except ears.
10. Tell us about the unit/department specific training and orientation program.
Travel RNs typically are allowed 2 shifts for orientation and attend all ongoing education as required by staff. For example real time in-services on equipment changes/process changes.
Health Advocates Network, Inc. is an equal opportunity employer. All qualified applicants shall receive consideration for employment without regard to any legally protected basis under applicable federal, state or local law, except where a bona fide occupational qualification applies. EOE including Veterans/Disability
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