RN - MedSurg/Tele
About Facility:
- 1 Medical Center Blvd, Winston-Salem, NC 27157
- 885 licensed beds
- Level 1 Trauma Designation
- Teaching Hospital: Yes, Academic Medical Center
- Chest Pain Center
- Stroke Center
Unit Information:
- Beds: 24
- Experience: 2+ years MST
- First-time travelers: Yes, dependent on experience. Must have a strong background in MST
Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:
- General Medicine - DM, GI, Resp, Renal, Wounds/Dressing Changes, chest tubes, trachs, lab draws required
Patient Ratios:
Required Licensure & Certifications:
- BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (Resource Team requirement)
Skills required:
- Ability to provide direct and indirect patient care, strong interpersonal communication skills, ability to work collaboratively, solid written and oral communication skills, ability to tolerate moderate to high stress levels, and experience reading telemetry strips
- Chest tubes, traches, PIV starts, drain & tubes, PCA pumps
- Gtts management – Amiodarone (occasionally), Fentanyl PCA, Ketamine PCA, Dilaudid PCA, Heparin
Support within the Department:
- CNA: Duties – Provides basic nursing care to assigned patients and assist RN where needed
- Receptionist/HUC
- Charge nurse
- Phlebotomy
- IV/VAT team: No
- Rapid Response Team
- RT 24/7
- Hospitalist 24/7
- Intensivist 24/7
- Telemetry monitor tech: Centralized Telemetry
Technology/Equipment:
- EMR: Epic
- IV Pump: Alaris
- Med dispensing: Omnicell
Floating:
- 8 Reynolds, 8 North, 9 North A/B, ACE, 10 Ardmore, 8 North-B, 8 Ardmore
Orientation (facility and unit):
Other notes:
- Scrub Color: royal blue
- Parking: Free employee parking
- Unit Culture: patient centered, highly reliable, and strong teamwork
Active state license in good standing; minimum 1 year of recent experience in the specialty; BLS required for clinical roles; references upon request