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/TELE 5E
- Location: (BMH) Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
- # beds: 30 Beds
- Ratios: 4:1 Both days/nights
- Certs: BLS, ACLS
- EMR System: Cerner experience needed.
- Add'l Equipment: Pagers linked to call light system & internal spectra link phones
- Unit Orientation: 1 full day on this unit & 4 hours on the other units they could be floated to (5W, 4W, 4E, & 6E)
- 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.
- 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: Telemetry unit/cardiac tele unit & intermittent COVID unit as needed.Unit is extremely busy. Non-diagnostic cath lab patients.
Floating Travel nurses float off the unit first. Float to MedSurg, all Tele units, and Burn ICU (caring for MSTele patients only). Brief orientation to MedSurg and Tele units.
Must haves: Must be able to multi-task & have superb time management skills to be successful.
Needs to know how to administer cardiac drips.
***** Clinical Team will pre-screen all candidates. Managers will do 2nd interview**
***CERNER REQUIRED***
*NO FIRST TIME TRAVELERS*
- Unit: MedSurg/TELE 5E
- Location: (BMH) Bakersfield Memorial Hospital
- # beds: 30 Beds
- Ratios: 4:1 Both days/nights
- Certs: BLS, ACLS
- EMR System: Cerner experience needed.
- Add'l Equipment: Pagers linked to call light system & internal spectra link phones
- Unit Orientation: 1 full day on this unit & 4 hours on the other units they could be floated to (5W, 4W, 4E, & 6E)
- 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.
- 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: Telemetry unit/cardiac tele unit & intermittent COVID unit as needed.Unit is extremely busy. Non-diagnostic cath lab patients.
Floating Travel nurses float off the unit first. Float to MedSurg, all Tele units, and Burn ICU (caring for MSTele patients only). Brief orientation to MedSurg and Tele units.
Must haves: Must be able to multi-task & have superb time management skills to be successful.
Needs to know how to administer cardiac drips.
Source : First Connect