RN - Med/Surg Float

• The registered nurse manages the care delivery for patients in the organization throughout the length of stay to achieve quality outcomes and timely discharge by the following: utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, diagnosing, implementation and evaluation; coordinating the care provided by other professionals; delegating selected acts, tasks or functions that fall within the scope of professional nursing practice and the abilities of patient care assistants and universal service assistants; providing selected aspects of physical care within the scope of professional nursing practice as appropriate given the patient's level of acuity and complexity of care required; and documenting and communicating during each tour of duty the patient's response to care provided, consumption of resources and anticipated needs. Employees providing direct patient care must demonstrate competencies specific to the population served.

• Required skills and minimum years of experience.
• Prefer 1-2 years Med/Surg Experience
• Previous Floating experience

• Floating to other units/departments. (If so, to which units/departments?)
• Yes, may cluster to other MedSurg units but main units will be EMCU (20-6445) and NVU (20-6250). Could also include AMU (20-6440), OSU (20-6550), GSU (20-6650), GMU (20-6420), and Cards (20-6600)

• Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/dept.
• AMU- 33 bed, EMCU- 25 bed, GMU- 29 bed, NVU- 40 bed, OSU- 24 bed

• The Adult Medical Unit (AMU) is a 33 bed unit and serves stable medical patients with an emphasis on, but not limited to, geriatric patients. The unit also serves a small subset of gynecological surgical patients. The care provided is delivered with a multidisciplinary team approach. Interdisciplinary rounds are held Monday- Friday with the Internal Medicine Hospital Specialist Group. The staff takes pride in an environment that focuses on team work and patient- family centered care.
• The Cardiology unit is a 35 bed unit that specializes in ALL aspects of cardiac issues. The unit provides comprehensive cardiovascular care to patients with acute and chronic heart maladies. Cardiology also encompasses a 6 bed progressive care unit that provides care to patients with a variety of medical and surgical diagnoses. The staff on this unit focus on patient education to ensure successful patient outcome and find that teamwork is essential to ensuing positive patient experiences.
• The Extended Medical Care Unit is a 25 bed medical unit specializing in patients with acute care needs that require an extended length of stay.
• This unit cares for a variety of patients with both medical and surgical diagnoses and is able to witness how their care impacts the patient over a period of time.
• The care provided is delivered with a multidisciplinary team approach, which includes interdisciplinary rounds that are held Monday-Friday with the Internal Medicine Hospital Specialist Group.
• The staff takes pride in an environment that focuses on the family centered care philosophy, which incorporates teamwork and communication amongst all members of the health care team.
• The General Medical Unit is a 29 bed step down unit caring for a variety of medical patients including oncology, pulmonary, and renal.
• These patients may require dialysis, chemotherapy, or insulin infusion, which allows us to learn these specific treatments in order to provide quality, patient-specific care. It is a busy unit, on which you will learn many skills.

• The General Surgery Unit (GSU) is a 47 bed unit specializing in general surgery, vascular surgery, and a wide array of surgical subspecialties (thoracic, urological, gynecological, bariatric, etc.). We also work with an equally varied population of medical patients from the emergency department, local physican offices, and regional hospitals/facilities. If variety is the spice of your life, GSU may be the place for you! What else makes GSU stand out? Scheduling flexibility! Ask us about our open weekend scheduling, "flipper day/night rotating positions and collaborative self-scheduling that includes holidays. We are proud that our staffing policies are staff driven!
• The Neurovascular Unit (NVU) is a 40 bed medical surgical unit specializing in the care of patients with neurological disorders such as Stroke, Epilepsy, Multiple Sclerosis and other inflammatory disorders of the brain and spinal cord. We have a large spinal surgery population, which includes care for the post-operative neuro-surgery, ortho-surgery, Laminectomy and Spinal Fusion patients. Our unit also includes six "step-down/telemetry beds and six bariatric beds allowing us to provide care to a diverse patients population. Last but not least, there is a four bed Neuro Monitoring Unit where we admit seizure patients starting at age 5 in an effort to find the cause of their seizures. Our open weekend scheduling gives staff the opportunity to work around family activities. Working closely with our sister unit the "Neuro Critical Care unit gives staff the opportunity to transition to critical care after obtaining a solid med-surg foundation. If this sounds like something that would interest you, come and talk with the leadership team on NVU!
• The Ortho Surgical Unit (OSU) is a 24 bed medical surgical unit specializing in the care of the patient undergoing orthopedic surgical procedures such as hip fractures and total joint replacements (hip, knee, and shoulder). We also provide care to the medical patient population (cellulitis, pneumonia, UTI, etc.) from the emergency room and physician offices. We work in a team approach. Each RN works in combination with one or more PCAs. Our staffing model on day shift typically calls for one nurse assigned to four-five patients and one PCA assigned to either to twelve patients. Staffing rations on the OSU are based on the patient acuity, not strictly by the number of patients assigned to a nurse.

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