RN – Emergency Room

Specialty: Emergency Room
Facility: St Lukes Meridian Medical Center
State License: ID
Certs/Licenses:
Years of Experience: 2 year(s)
Shift: 12H Evening, Night 1330/1130/1000 split
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
Description: Specialty: ERFacility: St Lukes Meridian Medical CenterState License: IDCerts/Licenses: Years of Experience: 2 year(s)Shift: 12H Evening, Night 1330/1130/1000 splitGuaranteed Hours: 36 hours per weekDescription: Unit Notes:Department: ER | RN- Unit: ER- Trauma Level: Trauma Level IV, STEMI Level I, Stroke Level II. They are working on their Level III Trauma designation so they are taking level III patients.- # of Beds/Trauma Bays: 45 beds including 4 hallway, 4 vertical rooms, 1 trauma bay, 1 resuscitation bay, 1 cardiac room.- Do you have a Fast Track: Vertical space and rapid assessment- Do you have a separate Triage area: Separate triage area, travelers are not triaging.- Do you have a separate holding area in the ER or are ER holds intermixed w/in the ER: Intermixed- Do you have separate Psych/seclusion rooms: 4 psych rooms (included in the 45 beds). 1:1 sitters with these pts.- Is Security in-house 24/7: Security is in house and housed in the ER- On average, how many patients do you treat in the ER/day: 170- Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:4-5- Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, TNCC, PALS, ENPC- Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Peds and Adults. Stroke, STEMI, Trauma, Abdominal pain, lots of high acuity ESI level I patients. Will stabilize and ship out Pediatrics.- Experience or ‘Must have’ skills: Must have 2.5 years ED and be from a bigger urban hospital setting. Prefer trauma experience.- Common drips: Nicardipine, Propofol, Fentanyl, Norepi, Nitro, Versed, Precedex, etc.- ED Physician &/or Mid-Levels staffed: At least 1 Physician and APP (1 APP/day)- may have up to 6 providers at a time.- Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift: Charge nurse- does not take an assignment, Assistant Nurse Manager, Admin Supervisor.- Are there nurse aids/EMT/Paramedics/Patient Sitters on each shift: CNA 1:5-9. Will do EKGs, phlebotomy, wound care-no irrigation. Providers will do splinting.- Is RT in the ER 24/7: Yes- do ABGs and breathing treatments.- RT Equipment: RT will manage all equipment- Do you have Tele/Monitor Techs in the ER: RNs must read and interpret. SpaceLabs cardiac monitors.- X-Ray or CT in the ER: In ER with overflow in main radiology department, will transport patients unless critical.- Does Phlebotomy draw labs or RNs draw: RNs/CNAs/phlebotomy draw labs- Shifts & Scheduling: 12 hour shifts, 0730-2000, 10-2230, 1130-MN, 1330-0200, 1530-04, 1930-08- may have a mix of these shifts (if working AM shifts may mix AM start times, if working PM shifts may mix PM start times. Will never have you work a late shift and then come back for an early shift). Will be scheduled where there is a need. No block schedule.- Weekend Requirements: Minimum 4 Saturday/Sundays in 6 weeks (2 weekends total).- Holiday Requirements: As needed.- Is there call or a standby requirement: No.- Floating Requirements: Rarely float but may float to Boise Medical Center or Nampa Medical Center to their ERs.- Scrub Color/Dress Code: no specific color as long as clean and professional.- How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation: 1 shift on floor after hospital and Epic orientation.**This facility has a radius rule of 50 miles. To ensure adherence to this rule, we will require the candidates’ perm address in the submittal to confirm they are outside of that specified radius before proceeding with the profile review.**Date Entered On: 2/12/2024 Cancellation Policy:Client may cancel up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment Charting System:Epic Systems Corporation – EpicCare Inpatient – EMR BSN Required:True License to Submit:Yes Trauma Level: Care Setting:Acute Division:Nursing Shift Notes:1330/1130/1000 split Required Certifications:ACLS, BLS, ENPC, PALS, TNCC