Job Location : Lufkin,TX, USA
Consolidated Medical Travel is seeking a travel nurse RN Dialysis for a travel nursing job in Lufkin, Texas.
Job Description & RequirementsJob & Shift
Unit
Dialysis
Unit Type
Dialysis
Division
Nursing
Care Setting
Acute
Shift Length
12
Guaranteed Hours
36 hours per week
Years of Experience
2 Years
License to Submit
Yes
BSN Required
No
Orientation Hours
12 Hours
Required Certifications
ACLS (AHA), BLS (AHA), NIHSS - AHA or APEX
Shift Notes
12hr Days ; primarily 7am start, EOW + required call
Additional Details
Trauma Level
---
Charting System
MEDITECH
Unit Notes
Unit Dialysis # Beds DIalysis Suite Nurse:Patient Ratios 2:1 and 1:1 treatments Required certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?) BLS, ACLS, NIHSS Common diagnoses/Types of patients ESRD, acute renal failure. Will treat in the acute hemodialysis suite and in the ICU 1:1; Peritoneal dialysis patients Experience or 'Must have' skills General acute care nursing competencies. In addition must have Dialysis specific competencies: AVF/AVG cannulation, CVC access, recognition and management of hemodialysis complications and emergencies; peritoneal dialysis site care and catheter care; peritoneal dialysis initiation and termination Are RNs required to titrate drips? Heparin Common titratable &/or set rate drips Set rate only: amiodarone, cardizem, dobutamine, dopamine, milrinone Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? Patients are on a tele monitor in the acute suite with Monitor tech reading strips. In the ICU they are on bedside and central monitoring Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios No RT Equipment (i.e., Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, vents, etc.) Vents, HiFlow, CPAP, BiPap - would be in ICU only with ICU RN and RT Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) 3 12-hour shifts per week Weekend Requirement Every other Saturday (max) Holiday Requirement rotate in with core staff? Is there Call or a Standby requirement? On call one night per week and every other Sunday (max) Floating Requirements? Cover both Bryan and College Station needs as assigned Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided? Navy Blue scrubs Unit/Department specific orientation First shift of paperwork general orientation, and the rest on the unit at least one shift
Job & ShiftUnitDialysisUnit TypeDialysisDivisionNursingCare SettingAcuteShift Length12Guaranteed Hours36 hours per weekYears of Experience2 YearsLicense to SubmitYesBSN RequiredNoOrientation Hours12 HoursRequired CertificationsACLS (AHA), BLS (AHA), NIHSS - AHA or APEXShift Notes12hr Days ; primarily 7am start, EOW + required callAdditional DetailsTrauma Level---Charting SystemMEDITECHUnit NotesUnit Dialysis # Beds DIalysis Suite Nurse:Patient Ratios 2:1 and 1:1 treatments Required certifications (i.e., BLS, ACLS?) BLS, ACLS, NIHSS Common diagnoses/Types of patients ESRD, acute renal failure. Will treat in the acute hemodialysis suite and in the ICU 1:1; Peritoneal dialysis patients Experience or 'Must have' skills General acute care nursing competencies. In addition must have Dialysis specific competencies: AVF/AVG cannulation, CVC access, recognition and management of hemodialysis complications and emergencies; peritoneal dialysis site care and catheter care; peritoneal dialysis initiation and termination Are RNs required to titrate drips? Heparin Common titratable &/or set rate drips Set rate only: amiodarone, cardizem, dobutamine, dopamine, milrinone Are there tele/monitor techs on this unit? Are RNs required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? Patients are on a tele monitor in the acute suite with Monitor tech reading strips. In the ICU they are on bedside and central monitoring Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios No RT Equipment (i.e., Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, vents, etc.) Vents, HiFlow, CPAP, BiPap - would be in ICU only with ICU RN and RT Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) 3 12-hour shifts per week Weekend Requirement Every other Saturday (max) Holiday Requirement rotate in with core staff? Is there Call or a Standby requirement? On call one night per week and every other Sunday (max) Floating Requirements? Cover both Bryan and College Station needs as assigned Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs provided? Navy Blue scrubs Unit/Department specific orientation First shift of paperwork general orientation, and the rest on the unit at least one shift