Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: RN (Registered Nurse)
Specialty: Medical Surgical
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: 12 Hour Nights
Hours per Shift: 36 hours per week
Experience: Minimum of 2 years
License: Required
Certifications: BLS, ACLS
Must-Have:
- Must have experience working in a rural setting with lower resources and typically lower patient volumes.
- RNs must be comfortable reviewing their own telemetry strips and escalating concerns to a physician.
- Charge Nurse does take an assignment.
Description:
This position involves caring for patients with a variety of common diagnoses including congestive heart failure, hypertension, chest pain work-ups, COPD exacerbations, asthma, pneumonia, pancreatitis, bowel obstructions, gastrointestinal bleeding, and acute renal failure.
RNs will manage titratable drips including analgesics for pain, anticoagulants for blood clots, and antihypertensives for blood pressure control.
Nurse aides are available on the unit when patient volume requires.
The facility allows for self-scheduling and block scheduling.
All employees are expected to self-schedule a minimum of six weekend shifts per six-week schedule based on department needs.
Holiday work requirements apply to all employees.
Floating may be required based on departmental needs.
Dress code includes navy blue scrubs.
Unit-specific orientation is provided.
The charting system utilized is EPIC.