RN - Float Pool - Bismarck - Alto Health Care Staffing

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    Description
    General job duties. Types of procedures required.
    Experience with MS and Tele/Stepdown patients. Will float between all MS units and the progressive care unit.
    2SE Cardiac Telemetry; post cath patients, titrate intravenous cardiac medications.
    3SE Ortho/Joint; administer meds, assess, monitor and care for patients,
    4SE Observation unit; patients with chest pains, abdominal pains, hysterectomies, knee scopes, appy s, etc. Infusion patients that need blood or antibiotics twice a day. High patient turnover with average 2 admits and 10 discharges in 12 hours. Currently being used as our COVID unit.
    4NW General Surgical/Medical; post surgical care, administration of meds, monitoring, and wound care.
    4NE Stroke/Neuro; Assess, plan & implement care and treatment.
    7E Oncology/Medical; Assess, plan & implement care and treatment.
    1NW ICU/Medical/Surgical/Observation beds; located near the ED an newly opened medical adaptable unit

    Care for overflow patients in nontraditional areas such as the ED and PACU; currently use theses spaces as overflow.

    When needed float staff are able to attend to medical/surgical patients until a bed is available on a traditional unit.


    Equipment utilized in the unit/dept.
    We use EPIC EMR and Acu-dose for Narcotic dispensing, scanning of medication

    Required skills and minimum years of experience.
    Cardiac experience, able to start IVs, dressing changes, central line care, foleys

    Specific licensures and certifications/registrations required.
    BLS & ACLS must be AHA. ND or compact state RN license.

    Shift or schedule requirements.
    12 hour shifts, every other weekend, 2 of the next three holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Years).

    Floating to other units/departments.

    To all MS and cardiac tele/stepdown units as well as overflow areas (ED and PACU) to care for patients until a bed is available.


    Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/dept.
    2SE: 24 beds, 1:4 ratio
    3SE: 22 beds, 1:4/5 ratio
    4SE: 24 beds, 1:5 ratio
    4NW: 29 beds, 1:5 ratio
    4NE: 21 beds; 1:5 ratio
    7E: 18 beds; 1:5 ratio
    1NW: 14 beds; acuity adaptable but anticipate a 1:5 ratio unless step down patients


    Dress Code:
    All dark Navy Blue Scrubs

    Tell us about the unit/department specific training and orientation program.
    Usually will have shifts with a preceptor. Also will get classroom training for the charting system also.


    Additional Comments:
    Very fast pace units and need to be very organized.

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