RN (Registered Nurse) - First Connect
Bakersfield, CA 93301
About the Job
Unit Notes
***** Clinical Team will pre-screen all candidates. Managers will do 2nd interview**
**CERNER REQUIRED**
NO FIRST TIME TRAVELERS
- Unit: MedSurg 4E - Remote Tele
- Location: (BMH) Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
- # beds:
- Ratios: 5:1 MedSurg, 4:1 Telemetry
- Certs: BLS & ACLS Required.
- EMR System: Cerner required
- Add'l Equipment: Pagers linked to call light system & internal spectra link phones
- Unit Orientation: 1 - 2 shifts including the other units they could be floated to (4E, Tele & 5E)
- Nurse Aides: "Yes (can vary depending on census)
Days 2-3; Nights 2 (unless census is low or high RN volume)"
- Charge Nurse: Yes (Charge nurse must have ACLS) they don't take patients but help staff nurses. IF census is high or there are any unexpected ill calls the charge nurse would serve as staff nurse.
- Shifts/Hours: 12's; 7a - 7:30p/7p - 7:30a
- Breaks: 1/2 hour break (clock-out); 3 - 15 min breaks per shift (CA Law)
- Weekends: "Every other weekend or equivalent of 4 weekend days in a 4 week schedule (Example: could be 2 in a row, then off 2 in a row)
Day Shift Weekend is Sat/Sun; Nights is Fri/Sat"
- Scrub Color: Navy blue. If you wear a scrub jacket it also must be navy. If you wear an undershirt underneath your scrub top it must be navy, white, or black.
- Tele: Pt's on tele monitored remotely by 4W monitor station/techs (Typically 10-12 monitored patients on the unit at a time) The RN is required to document the rate and rhythm. The charge RN interprets the rhythm. RNs for this unit will be expected to have Basic Arrhythmia Skills.
- Vents - No
- IV Team: No - ICU & ER can assist w/ hard IV sticks
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: Yes & Omnicell
- Types of patients: Designated COVID unit/cardiac tele unit. Non-diagnostic cath lab patients. Cardiac Drips required.
Floating MedSurg nurses only take MedSurg patients. If floated to MedSurg/Tele they would only be assigned MedSurg patients. Would not get CABG or Cath Lab pts if go to Tele. Would be MS pt on Tele. They would verify that they were oriented to a unit before floating to that unit.
***** Clinical Team will pre-screen all candidates. Managers will do 2nd interview**
**CERNER REQUIRED**
NO FIRST TIME TRAVELERS
- Unit: MedSurg 4E - Remote Tele
- Location: (BMH) Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
- # beds:
- Ratios: 5:1 MedSurg, 4:1 Telemetry
- Certs: BLS & ACLS Required.
- EMR System: Cerner required
- Add'l Equipment: Pagers linked to call light system & internal spectra link phones
- Unit Orientation: 1 - 2 shifts including the other units they could be floated to (4E, Tele & 5E)
- Nurse Aides: "Yes (can vary depending on census)
Days 2-3; Nights 2 (unless census is low or high RN volume)"
- Charge Nurse: Yes (Charge nurse must have ACLS) they don't take patients but help staff nurses. IF census is high or there are any unexpected ill calls the charge nurse would serve as staff nurse.
- Shifts/Hours: 12's; 7a - 7:30p/7p - 7:30a
- Breaks: 1/2 hour break (clock-out); 3 - 15 min breaks per shift (CA Law)
- Weekends: "Every other weekend or equivalent of 4 weekend days in a 4 week schedule (Example: could be 2 in a row, then off 2 in a row)
Day Shift Weekend is Sat/Sun; Nights is Fri/Sat"
- Scrub Color: Navy blue. If you wear a scrub jacket it also must be navy. If you wear an undershirt underneath your scrub top it must be navy, white, or black.
- Tele: Pt's on tele monitored remotely by 4W monitor station/techs (Typically 10-12 monitored patients on the unit at a time) The RN is required to document the rate and rhythm. The charge RN interprets the rhythm. RNs for this unit will be expected to have Basic Arrhythmia Skills.
- Vents - No
- IV Team: No - ICU & ER can assist w/ hard IV sticks
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: Yes & Omnicell
- Types of patients: Designated COVID unit/cardiac tele unit. Non-diagnostic cath lab patients. Cardiac Drips required.
Floating MedSurg nurses only take MedSurg patients. If floated to MedSurg/Tele they would only be assigned MedSurg patients. Would not get CABG or Cath Lab pts if go to Tele. Would be MS pt on Tele. They would verify that they were oriented to a unit before floating to that unit.
Source : First Connect