at Health Advocates Network in Peoria, Illinois, United States
Job Description
1. General job duties. Types of procedures required.
Patient Care: Vitals, Assessment, Medication administration
Collaboration with the interdisciplinary team regarding patient status and needs
2. Equipment utilized in the unit/dept. (Is there computerized charting, medication systems, etc.)
Epic Charting system and Pyxis Medication cabinets.
3. Required skills and minimum years of experience.
General Medicine Competencies and Minimally 1 year experience in Gen Med or more acute settings
4. Specific licensures and certifications/registrations required. (ARRT, CRT, BLS, ACLS, etc)
BLS
5. Shift or schedule requirements. (Will the employee ever work alone? Is call required? If so, how often? Are weekends required?)
6. Floating to other units/departments. (If so, to which units/departments?)
General Medicine Floors – Unit does help cover any adult overflow (primarily on G200)
7. Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/dept.
13 Bed Observation Unit.
8. Nurse to patient ratio of this unit. (nursing only)
1?4, 1/5 nurse ratio with a Charge Nurse resource
9. Dress Code:
Any Color Scrubs, no childish cartoon characters. No Micro fleece material.
10. Tell us about the unit/department specific training and orientation program.
There is a day of Epic Inpatient Nurse training. Followed by 2 12 hr. shifts with a preceptor familiar with the unit.
Additional Comments:
We are a new unit just hiring our initial core staff. We see a wide variety of diagnoses ranging from minor traumas to pre-op surgeries, to GI/GU issues. The patient length of Stay is shorter than your general medical unit, so we generally turnover our 13 beds about 1.5 times in a 24 hr. period. We are looking for adaptable, teamwork oriented, positive clinicians.
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
