RN – Medical-Surgical

Specialty: Medical-Surgical
Facility: Phoebe Putney Memorial Hospital
State License: GA
Certs/Licenses:
Years of Experience: 2 year(s)
Shift: 12H Nights
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
Description: Specialty: Acute Med SurgFacility: Phoebe Putney Memorial HospitalState License: GACerts/Licenses: Years of Experience: 2 year(s)Shift: 12H NightsGuaranteed Hours: 36 hours per weekDescription: Unit Notes: Strict 75-mile radius rule is enforced. Experience: Min 1 year in Acute Care MedSurg setting.# of Beds14Ratios: 1:5Nurse:Patient RatiosWill staff RNs and LPNsRequired certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?)BLS, NIHSSCommon diagnoses/Types of patients”Admission Hold Patients: Patients currently in ED with admission and care orders and no immediate medical bed availableOverflow: Medical Observation status when observation unit is fullDischarge Pending Patients: Stretcher patients pending transport, pending DME for safe discharge, pending receipt of indigent medications. All patients will have transport and time arranged prior to transferring to this unit-May also have patients pending dialysis prior to discharge-Will not have: patients requiring IV drips- Cardizem, amiodarone, milrinone, dobutamine, insulin, or vapothem; inmates, active infections requiring isolation precautions, PACU or MedOps pts “Scope of Care”Admission Hold Patients: Medication administration of both IV and PO as ordered, pending orders, admission databaseDischarge Pending Patients: Basic Care to include: Medications and pain control with PO orders ONLY, check/treat blood sugars, provide nourishment per diet, assist with complex toileting needs, administer O2 via NC, same treatment taking place on inpatient units after a discharge order is placed with notification of acute changes”Experience or ‘Must have’ skillsBasic Med Surg skills, some cardiac skill would be greatAre RNs required to titrate drips?no?Common titratable &/or set rate dripsany drip on med surg floor – heparin, lasix Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?Charge Nurse – May have to take patients Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?1 CNART Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot?Nasal CannulaAre there tele/monitor techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors?NoShifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?)Mon-Fri 7-7 – The unit closes Friday at 7PWeekend RequirementThe unit is closed on the weekendsHoliday RequirementOnly if they fall during the weekIs there Call or a Standby requirement?n/aFloating RequirementsPotential float if the census is low, will float to Med Surg UnitScrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided?Caribbean Blue top & bottom OR White top & Caribbean Blue bottom OR all white top/bottom.How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation?Typically 3 unless otherwise indicatedHospital Sizzle: Albany GA is a population of 80,000 175 miles to Atlanta. 88 miles to Tallahassee FL 134 miles to Shell Point Beach FL Housing: BDE visited these properties in May 2018, and all are gated, safe, clean and regularly have availability. Princeton Place- (229) 438-0929 ask for Della Summer Lane- (229) 434-0804 ask for Amy Creekwood- (229) 883-1862 Greystone- (229) 483-7812 Hotel- Merry Acres Inn- Will give a $60/night rate if they mention that they are on contract at Phoebe Putney. Nice, recently remodeled and in a nice part of town. Cancellation Policy:12 hours every 2 weeks Charting System:MEDITECH – 6.1 BSN Required:False License to Submit:Yes Trauma Level: Care Setting:Acute Division:Nursing Shift Notes: Required Certifications:BLS, NIHSS