RN – Telemetry

Specialty: Telemetry
Facility: Mercy Hospital Downtown – Bakersfield
State License: CA
Certs/Licenses:
Years of Experience: 2 year(s)
Shift: 12H Nights Nights, EOW, first to float
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
Description: Specialty: TelemetryFacility: Mercy Hospital Downtown – BakersfieldState License: CACerts/Licenses: Years of Experience: 2 year(s)Shift: 12H Nights Nights, EOW, first to floatGuaranteed Hours: 36 hours per weekDescription: Unit Notes:**Looking for a strong charge/preceptor RN**- Unit: MedSurg/Oncology- # beds: 27- Certs: BLS, ACLS, Chemo cert is bonus- Ratios: 1 to 5 if med surg, 1 to 4 if chemo/tele patient- EMR: Cerner- Charge Nurse: Nurse Shift Managers -do not take patient assignments, also staff a resource nurse to help w/ tasks and breaks etc- Nurse Aides: Target is 2 per shift- Weekend Requirement: One weekend shift every two weeks- Holidays: 2 majors and a minor?- Scrub Color: Navy- Tele: Remote tele w/ monitor techs- Vents: none- Hospitalist: In house 24/7Call requirements: must report within 30 mins if placed on stand by/call- IV Team: No IV team, but do have resource nurse that can help; have team for PICC and midlines- RT 24/7: Yes- Pharmacy 24/7: Yes- Call: none- Shifts: 7a, 7p- Floating: other med surg units- Floor specific orientation: One shift Cerner if needed and 2 shifts on units- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: No acute strokes or acute cardiac, no drips, can take peds over age 15, general medical surgical, 7 of rooms are private oncology suites, majority of patients are med surg, GYN, appy, chole, some spine cases, some joints, patients do not have to be on active chemo to be on the oncology side of unit but instead they have a history of- Additional Notes: Prefer nurses who have Cerner experience, must have strong central line experience, compassionate care, must like teaching and spending time with their patients 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