RN (Registered Nurse) - First Connect
Redwood City, CA 94062
About the Job
Unit Notes
- Unit: Pre-Op/Ambulatory Surgery Center
- # beds: 12 Suites
- Certs: BLS
- Ratios: 1 to 4
- EMR: Cerner
- Charge Nurse: Clinical Coordinator
- Nurse Aides: Yes 1
- Weekend Requirement: No
- Holidays: No
- Scrub Color: Navy
- Tele: Phillips
- Vents: No
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: N/A
- IV Team: Yes - but usually start their own IVs
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
- Shifts: 10s
- Floating: Not usually but could be cross-trained depending on experience
- Floor specific orientation: 1 week
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Ortho, neuro, spines, robotics, CV, URO, GYN, some general, endo, IR - foundational experience required.
- Unit: PACU
- # beds: Main OR 8; Pavilion 12 beds
- Certs: BLS, ACLS, PALS
- Ratios: 1 to 1 or 1:2 if transition (do send some patients home from here)
- EMR: Cerner--want familiarity with this
- Charge Nurse: Rotating charge who will take patients
- Nurse Aides: none
- Weekend Requirement: 24 hrs hour call/weekend--not required
- Call: 23-07; 24 hrs call/weekend--not required
- Holidays: 24 hrs hour call/weekend--not required
- Scrub Color: Provided by hospital
- Tele: Phillips
- Vents: Rare--usually only emergent as go to ICU
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes, on call after hours
- IV Team: none
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: 7-2230 in house then satellite
- Shifts: 10 hr
- Floating: Not required but if have skills can go to ACU or prep area
- Floor specific orientation: Yes, with preceptor
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: All post operative patients that have had general anesthesia; ortho, gyn, urology, ENT, general surgeries, cath lab patients
- Additional Notes: All patients in house that have general anesthesia are recovered here including cath lab patients; critical care patients go directly to ICU to be recovered; anesthesia 24/7
Additional Questions: Must have at least 3 years experience and some critical care background preferred
- Unit: Pre-Op/Ambulatory Surgery Center
- # beds: 12 Suites
- Certs: BLS
- Ratios: 1 to 4
- EMR: Cerner
- Charge Nurse: Clinical Coordinator
- Nurse Aides: Yes 1
- Weekend Requirement: No
- Holidays: No
- Scrub Color: Navy
- Tele: Phillips
- Vents: No
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: N/A
- IV Team: Yes - but usually start their own IVs
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
- Shifts: 10s
- Floating: Not usually but could be cross-trained depending on experience
- Floor specific orientation: 1 week
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Ortho, neuro, spines, robotics, CV, URO, GYN, some general, endo, IR - foundational experience required.
- Unit: PACU
- # beds: Main OR 8; Pavilion 12 beds
- Certs: BLS, ACLS, PALS
- Ratios: 1 to 1 or 1:2 if transition (do send some patients home from here)
- EMR: Cerner--want familiarity with this
- Charge Nurse: Rotating charge who will take patients
- Nurse Aides: none
- Weekend Requirement: 24 hrs hour call/weekend--not required
- Call: 23-07; 24 hrs call/weekend--not required
- Holidays: 24 hrs hour call/weekend--not required
- Scrub Color: Provided by hospital
- Tele: Phillips
- Vents: Rare--usually only emergent as go to ICU
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes, on call after hours
- IV Team: none
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: 7-2230 in house then satellite
- Shifts: 10 hr
- Floating: Not required but if have skills can go to ACU or prep area
- Floor specific orientation: Yes, with preceptor
- Common diagnosis / Types of patients: All post operative patients that have had general anesthesia; ortho, gyn, urology, ENT, general surgeries, cath lab patients
- Additional Notes: All patients in house that have general anesthesia are recovered here including cath lab patients; critical care patients go directly to ICU to be recovered; anesthesia 24/7
Additional Questions: Must have at least 3 years experience and some critical care background preferred
Source : First Connect