Registered Nurse/Step down

Some days there are no SCU pts so the nurse is expected to take general med/surg telemetry pts. Additional info about the unit: - Special Care Nurses are part of the Rapid Response Team.

Specialty: Critical Care Stepdown RN

Start Date: ASAP

Shift(s): 3x12 (1900-0730)

Weekend Requirement: 2 per month, although, most of the time its only every third weekend.
The weekend is considered Fri and Sat for night shift.

No call, no floating


Required Certifications:
- MI State license
- ACLS
- BCLS

Required Experience:
- 2 years of experience (screen if less than 2 years)
- Telemetry experience
- EPIC charting
- Travel Experience
-Someone that is competent with drips, telemetry, bi-pap, and high flow.

Years of experience REQ: 2 Years

First-timers accepted: (Y/N) N

Locals accepted: (Y/N) What is the local radius rule? Y no local radius rule

Pending License accepted: (Y/N) N

RTO Restrictions: RTO needs to be submitted at the time of profile. Memorial Day Weekend 5/26-29 and Independence Day Week 6/30-7/6 will not be approved RTO

Guaranteed Hours:
36 hours for 3x12-hour shifts
48 hours for 4x12-hour shifts

Unit Systems: Pyxis, EPIC, & SBAR

Additional info about the unit:
- Special Care Nurses are part of the Rapid Response Team
- Responsible for overseeing 10 telemetry monitors
- Our special care unit (SCU) is more like a step-down unit pt. We do not keep vented pts (other than temporarily vented post-op nor do we keep pt on pressors, but we do initiate them). Some days there are no SCU pts so the nurse is expected to take general med/surg telemetry pts.

Hospital Highlights
Type of Facility: Short Term Acute Care
Magnet / Teaching / Level Trauma (if applicable): Level 1 Trauma
Total Staffed Beds: 632
Scrub Color: Hunter Green
Charting: Epic
Parking Cost: Free with badge to enter parking garage.