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Certification details

ACLS, BLS through AHA or American Red Cross Only
Dysrhythmia/EKG Competency Exam
Required for various positions and specialities

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RTO after booking is not allowed and is not allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a cancel and DNR.
Target Ratios: 1:5-6 (Mixed acuity unit with PCU and MS/Tele patients with ratios of 1:6)
*36 - 48 hrs can be offered. OT will be offered after 48 hrs has been reached.
Unit will accept contracts from 13 weeks+ up to March 15, 2025 (hard stop) to get the Unit through the Holidays!
12 HOUR NIGHTS
***RTO 7 DAYS MAX for Aya Auto Offer***
Float Requirement: required to float to like units.
Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts in 6 weeks but staffing needs may require more.
Patient Population: COPD, PNA, Resp distress, Covid-19, FLU, PE’s.
Patient population currently includes care for COVID-19 patients, including those who have tested positive.
Our acuity is on the higher end of a med-surg unit, but we do operate with a team lead present in a 3:1 that rounds the whole unit, 2 respiratory therapists that are rounding, and an assistant nurse manager on shift including weekends. We do take ventilators on our unit but they are for chronic trach/vent patients. Our model is that no nurse has more than one vent patient at a time. Our unit is 48 beds in total. Our CNA’s are a 9-10:1. Most of our patient population is going to be COPD exacerbations, pneumonia, acute respiratory failure, and patients with chest tubes, CPAP, BiPAP. Many have comorbidities as well as telemetry monitoring.
An Admission/Discharge nurse
Assistant Nurse Manager
Vascular Access Team
RRT
Code Team
Behavioral Health Team
Unit Systems: Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR
Scheduling Type: Unit Can Accommodate Block Scheduling
Unit Orientation: 24 hours
Scrubs: white or navy blue

Job requirements

Minimum Years of Experience: 1 year required.
Traveler Experience: Unit WILL ACCEPTS 1st time traveler.
Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes
Skills: IV start, Vents, Telemetry and cpap/bipap, Interpretation/management of dysrhythmias.
Certs: ACLS, BLS
NIHSS preferred
Must pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty
Special Equipment: Chest tubes, Drips (Dopamine, Cardizem, Heparin, vents, trachs, bipaps/cpaps)

Schedule information

*36 - 48 hrs can be offered. OT will be offered after 48 hrs has been reached.
12 HOUR NIGHTS
Scheduling Type: Unit Can Accommodate Block Scheduling

Unit specific information

Target Ratios: 1:5-6 (Mixed acuity unit with PCU and MS/Tele patients with ratios of 1:6)
Special Procedures/Unit Details
Our acuity is on the higher end of a med-surg unit, but we do operate with a team lead present in a 3:1 that rounds the whole unit, 2 respiratory therapists that are rounding, and an assistant nurse manager on shift including weekends. We do take ventilators on our unit but they are for chronic trach/vent patients.
Our model is that no nurse has more than one vent patient at a time.
Our unit is 48 beds in total.
Our CNA’s are a 9-10:1.
Most of our patient population is going to be COPD exacerbations, pneumonia, acute respiratory failure, and patients with chest tubes, CPAP, BiPAP.

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