Description

Registered Nurse (RN) | Medical-Surgical
Location: North Carolina
Agency: MARS Solutions Group
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

RN - MedSurg/Tele

• About Facility:

o 201 E. Grover St, Shelby NC 28150

o 241 licensed beds

o Level 3 Trauma

o Teaching Hospital? No

o Certified Chest Pain Center

o Stroke Center

• Unit Information:

o Beds: 8 labor rooms, 3 triage rooms, 1 OR suite and 1 PACU

• 4 to 6 patients on average/day

o Minimum Years of Experience required? 2 years in Labor and Delivery - ability to work LDRP

o Will you accept a first-time traveler? No

• Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

o Labor/Delivery/Postpartum/Newborn care

• Patient Ratios:

o RN: Use AWHONN Staffing Guidelines

• 1:2 Inactive labor; 1:1 Active Labor; 1:3-4 Couplets

o CST: 1 per shift

• Required Licensure & Certifications:

o BLS, ACLS, EFM, NRP

• Skills required:

o Labor and Delivery Nurse skills - labor management, circulate cesarean sections, Pre-op, PACU, triage, resuscitation of newborns, Pitocin management, epidural management

o Ability and willingness to work LDRP setting

• Support within the Department:

o Charge nurse, 24/7

o Phlebotomy? Yes, for peripheral blood draws

o IV/VAT Team? None

o Resource Nurse? When available

o RT 24/7? Yes, within hospital

o Hospitalist 24/7? Yes, for newborn care

o Telemetry monitoring/tech? Fetal Monitoring

• Technology/Equipment:

o EMR: Epic

o IV Pump: Alaris

o Med dispensing: Omnicell

o Monitors: Fetal Monitor, Philips Monitor for Newborn

o Unit specific equipment: Scales, Ultrasound, Ambulation assist device

• Floating:

o Within region and scope of practice

o Will be required to float per region needs - will require floating to all facilities listed below, as needed, within scope of practice - DECLINE if not agreeable

• Region 3 - Cleveland, Kings Mtn, Lincoln, Central Division (CMC Main + Mercy + LCH)

• If floating mid-shift, Traveler will be paid for the time traveling between facilities (will remain on the clock)

• Orientation (facility and unit) :

o NEO

o 2 days departmental

• Scheduling:

o Weekend rotation: every other weekend

o Call: Possibility of low census call. Can be called back up to 3a for Nights and up to 3p for Days

o Holiday Expectations: Travelers will work 75% of holidays

o RTO: Can approve up to 6 days off, excluding holidays - must add time to the end of the contract if unable to meet contracted hours

o Shift times: 7a-7p and 7p-7a

o Schedule cycle: every 6 weeks

• Other notes:

o Scrub Color: Green, hospital issued

o Parking: Free

o Unit Culture: Teamwork