TravelNurseSource is working with Cynet Health to find a qualified ER/Trauma RN in Greenfield, Indiana, 46140!
Job Title: Emergency Room Registered Nurse
Profession: RN (Registered Nurse)
Specialty: ER
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 12H Nights
Hours per Shift: 36 hours per week
Experience: Minimum 2 years of experience required
License: Required
Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS, NIHSS
Must-Have:
- Minimum 2 years of Triage/ER experience
- Ability to titrate drips and take set rate cardiac drips
Description:
Department: Emergency Services
This is a charge relief position.
The facility is not a trauma designated hospital and is not a Stroke Center.
There is an interventional Cath Lab for STEMIs Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The unit has 18 beds, including 4 trauma bays, all of which are private.
There are 2 fast track rooms within the department.
A triage area is available, and travelers can work in triage after passing the triage test.
Hold patients are intermixed.
There is one room designated for psychiatric patients, but it is not true seclusion.
Security measures are in place, including weapon detectors at public entrances.
On average, there are 67 patients per day.
Nurse to patient ratios are half the department at 4:1 and the other half at 5:1.
Common diagnoses and types of patients include chest pain, abdominal/pelvic pain, diabetes, hypertension, COPD, and minor injuries.
Registered nurses are responsible for blood draws along with support staff.
Respiratory therapy is available 24/7.
All respiratory equipment is available in the emergency room.
Telemetry monitoring is managed with an unmanned central monitor within the department.
X-ray and CT are located adjacent to the department.
Nurses are scheduled primarily for 12-hour shifts, with varied schedules.
Weekends are required every third weekend, and holiday shifts may be demanded based on departmental needs.
Travelers are not expected to take call and do routinely float except to overflow units.
Registered nurses wear navy or royal blue scrubs.
This facility does not utilize hallway beds.