RN – Emergency Room

Specialty: Emergency Room
Facility: Mercy Hospital Southwest – Bakersfield
State License: CA
Certs/Licenses:
Years of Experience: 3 year(s)
Shift: 12H Nights Nights, EOW, first to float
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
Description: Specialty: ERFacility: Mercy Hospital Southwest – BakersfieldState License: CACerts/Licenses: Years of Experience: 3 year(s)Shift: 12H Nights Nights, EOW, first to floatGuaranteed Hours: 36 hours per weekDescription: Unit Notes:**This is a Nurse Shift Manager position. Traveler must have strong Charge RN experience, or management experience. Nurse Shift Managers (NSMs) will take patients and provide direct patient care when necessary. While the Charge Nurse is typically the first to take on patient assignments, NSMs will also fulfill the Charge Nurse role and manage the department. They are expected to assist with patient care as needed, including triaging ambulance patients, starting IVs, and administering medications, etc. Essentially, NSMs will provide support wherever it is required within the department.”-# beds21 (Fast track staffed with midlevel’s & LVNs)-CertsBLS, ACLS, PALS, & NIHSS are required-Ratios1 to 4 unless ICU patient would be 1 to 2-EMRCerner-Charge NurseShift manager & a resource nurse -Nurse AidesED Techs are EMT or aides from other units-Weekend Requirement”4 weekend shifts in a 4-week schedule-Weekends are Fri/Sat for nights & Sat/Sun for days”-Holidays1 major & 1 minor-Scrub ColorNavy blue. If you wear a scrub jacket it also must be navy. If you wear an undershirt underneath your scrub top it must be navy, white, or black.-Tele-Phillips-Vents-Yes-Hospitalist or Intensivist in house- Yes – only use MD’s in the ER-IV Team – No-RT 24/7- Yes-Pharmacy 24/7- Yes & Omnicell-Shifts- 12’s Self-scheduling but not finalized until the manager balances it. Schedules are for 4 weeks. Block scheduling is not allowed-Floating- Floating could happen between the 2 facilities to the ER. If floated prior to shift, would get a 2 hour notice prior start. Mid-shift floating could happen. The facilities are only 6.5 miles apart.- Call – if put on stand by/call, traveler must report within 30 mins-Floor specific orientation- 2 shifts at the primary campus & 1 shift at the other campus-Common diagnosis / Types of patient s-Typical ER patients. Some days they have MedSurg Tele holds in the ER. ER Nurses will be expected to take these patients. -Additional Notes- They are a Primary Stroke Center. They rarely hold “5150 psych holds” longer than 12 hours. They utilize the MET Team (Mobile Eval Team). Could see 115 patients one day than 175 patients the next day. This must be their primary job. They will not work around another work schedule to accommodate hours. Must be very teamwork oriented. Cancellation Policy:Hospital can cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment, 3 shifts for assignments that are less than 13 weeks (Hospital may also pay full hours for a particular shift, in lieu of cancellation). Charting System:Cerner BSN Required:False License to Submit:Yes Trauma Level: Care Setting:Acute Division:Nursing Shift Notes:Nights, EOW, first to float Required Certifications:ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, PALS