RN (Registered Nurse)

Unit Notes
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Region I: Primary to St Anne Hospital, but if needed, travelers will be required to float throughout Region One: St. Francis Hospital – Federal Way, WA; Virginia Mason Medical Center – Seattle, WA; St. Anne Hospital – Burien, WA. Additional *** hours when floated within Region I that's not the primary facility.

Unit ER- Level IV. Cardiac and Stroke center
# beds 32 total beds, no designated fast track area. 2 trauma bays and 2 seclusion rooms
# patients per day avg. 125-150
Certs BLS, ACLS, PALS OR ENPC, TNCC, NIHSS
Ratios 1:4-5 depending on acuity
EMR/ Medication dispensing EPIC
Charge Nurse/House Supervisor Charge nurse for both shifts. Tries to be a free charge, unless the need arises to take a patient assignment
Nurse Aides/Paramedics ED techs and EMTs. Ranges from 4-8 techs/EMTs at a time
Security/Patient sitters One security officer in ER at all times. ED techs to sit with patients
Weekend Requirement every other
Holidays rotation with perm staff
Scrub Color Any professional colored scrubs
Tele/Monitor Techs Central monitoring station at the desk. Nurses to monitor, must be able to read and interpret strips.
Vents Yes
ED Physicians/Mid-Levels During the busiest times 3 Drs and a midlevel, after 0300 one Dr until AM.
Lab Draws RNs, ED techs can do draws, also phlebotomy
RT 24/7 yes, one is dedicated for ER
Pharmacy 24/7 In house 24/7. 1300 to 2300 one pharmacist is dedicated to ER
Shifts. 7p-7a, 12 hour shifts. Manager does the schedule 6 weeks at a time. May allow blocked scheduling especially for night shift
Floating no floating outside of ER
Floor specific orientation Day 1- educator/ modules. Day 2 EPIC class. Day 3 x1 shift of floor specific orientation
Common diagnosis / Types of patients General ER patients, stroke, tPA capable, STEMI, major trauma is stabilized and transferred. Transfer pediatric patients if admitted.
Additional Notes If candidate has triage experience. They would take a triage test to practice in the triage role
Additional Questions
Notes Obtained by Phone Implementation 6/11/2021 with Amber Gibson RN, Courtney Heller, Simonne Stofer RN and Stephen Petit Emergency Services Manager