Travel Nurse RN - ED - Emergency Department
Roseburg, Oregon
Mercy Medical Center

BLS

TNCC

# beds/trauma bays 21 ED Beds and 1 Trauma Bay

Do you have a Fast track 4 beds

Do you have a separate Triage area & do you allow/require travelers to do Triage? We have 2 triage rooms, yes we allow travelers to triage

Do you have a separate holding area in the ER or are ER holds intermixed within the ER? Intermixed within ER

Do ER RN's manage their own ER holds? ER staff manage holds, no special location

Do you have separate Psych/seclusion rooms? Yes 4 rooms and 2 ER rooms that are easily converted to crisis rooms

In-house Security yes

# patients per day 125

Ratios Typically 4:1

Common diagnoses/Types of patients General ED

ED Physicians/Mid-Levels 24/7 ED Physician(s) coverage, PA’s 8-16 hrs a day

Charge Nurse/House Supervisor 24/7 ED Charge RN and House Supervisor

Nurse Aids/Paramedics/Patient sitters ED Techs 24/7

EMR Meditech

RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Does RT do ABG's, breathing tx, EGS's? RT does ABG’s and Breathing Treatments. RN’s and Techs do EKG’s

Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips? Yes we have tele

X-Ray or CT in the ER? Transport? Imaging staff transport patients for x-ray and CT

Phlebotomy or nurse draw ED Tech and RN’s do most of the blood draws

Required Certifications BLS, ACLS, TNCC, (PALS or ENPC recommended but not required)

Experience or 'Must have' skills

Weekend Requirement Every other

Holiday Requirement? Scheduled as per contract

Is there a call or standby requirement? No

Floating Requirements No

Unit/Department specific orientation Orientation provided before first shift