Cerebral Vascular Accident, EMT-Paramedics, Electrocardiogram, Emergency Nursing, High Availability, Hospital, Identify Issues, Medications, Nursing, Nursing Management, Radiography, Registered Nurse (RN), Unit Secretary, Willing to Travel
LOCATION
Greenwood Village, CO
POSTED
13 days ago
Unit Notes Hiring Process: Candidate Interview- Interview with MedSol Clinical Team- No Unit Manager involvement - Radius: 60 MILES, DL must be submitted - Floating roles: Travelers are expected to float throughout the zone they are hired into. Each zone covers a 60 mile radius from the zone's city center which is where the 60 mile verbiage comes into play. The traveler is responsible for obtaining housing that makes this feasible as the requirement to float throughout the full 60 mile zone applies regardless of where the traveler obtains housing. - Week of orientation: Please ensure clinicians are in state for week of orientation even if first day modules are remote
**NO HOME BASE FACILITY ** Must float within Zone 1: (Based around Colorado Springs, CO): Penrose Hospital - 7 miles from Colorado Springs City Center 2222 N Nevada Ave Colorado Springs, CO St. Francis Medical Center 12 miles from Colorado Springs City Center 6001 E Woodmen Rd Colorado Springs, CO St. Francis InterQuest 13 miles from Colorado Springs City Center 10860 New Allegiance Drive Colorado Springs, CO St. Mary Corwin 46 miles from Colorado Springs City Center 1008 Minnequa Ave Pueblo, CO St. Thomas More 45 miles from Colorado Springs City Center 1338 Phay Ave Canon City, CO
Schedules are released 4 6 weeks in advance and follow one of two formats: Option A: " Scheduled at a single facility for the week " May float within that facility if needed Option B Just-In-Time (JIT): " Facility assigned 1 2 hours before shift start via c
Unit ER/ED Float Trauma Level? STEMI Receiving? Stroke Center? Varies: Trauma Level 3, and one 4: majority STEMI and Stroke receiving facilites # Beds/Trauma Bays varies Do you have a Fast Track varies Do you have a separate Triage area? If so, do you allow/require travelers to do Triage? varies Do you have a separate holding area in the ER or are ER holds intermixed w/in the ER? mixed Do you have separate Psych/seclusion rooms? no Is Security in-house 24/7? Housed in the ER? On average, how many patients do you treat in the ER/day? 40-168 patients per day, varies by location Nurse: Patient Ratios 1:4-5 based on acuity Required Certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS, PALS, TNCC, ENPC, NRP, NIHSS?) ACLS,BLS, PALS, NIHSS, TNCC Common diagnoses/Types of patients Abdominal pain, DM, NSTEMI, penumonia, trauma, stroke, HTN Experience or 'Must have' skills "Must Have: Prefer: " Common drips? standard ER medications ED Physician/Mid-Levels Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? yes Nurse aids/EMT/Paramedics/Patient Sitters? Ratios? Duties? Techs that support unit secretary work, assist nurses on the floor as well as assist in triage. Is RT in the ER 24/7? Do they do ABG's, breathing Tx, & EKG's? RT available 24/7 RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot? Do you have Monitor Techs in the ER? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the Tele monitors? no monitor tech, RN needs to be able to read an interpret tele X-Ray or CT in the ER? Transport? Does Phlebotomy draw labs or RN's draw? Will be trained and perform Point of Care lab testing Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) "12 hour shifts Leadership will make schedule based on needs" Weekend Requirements Every other Holiday Requirements every other Is there call or a standby requirement? n/a Floating Requirements MUST FLOAT Zone 1 Floating - Penrose, St Francis, St Francis InterQuest, St Mary Corwin, St Thomas Moore Scrub Color/Dress Code Navy Blue Unit/Department specific orientation 2-3 days
Zone 1 (Based in Colorado Springs, CO): Penrose Hospital 2222 N Nevada Ave Colorado Springs, CO St. Francis Medical Center 6001 E Woodmen Rd Colorado Springs, CO St. Francis InterQuest 10860 New Allegiance Drive Colorado Springs, CO St. Mary Corwin 1008 Minnequa Ave Pueblo, CO St. Thomas More 1338 Phay Ave Canon City, CO