ID: Shift: 12H Rotating Description: Neuro Acute Care Godowsky C-5 West IMC Unit DescriptionFacility Name: University of Maryland Medical CenterTotal # of Facility Beds: 750+Unit Name: Neuro Acute Care (mainly med-surg with tele)Unit Specialty: Click or tap here to enter text.Total # of Unit Beds/Suites/Deliveries: 20Teaching Facility: ? Y ? N Teaching Hospital Experience Required: ? Y ? N in same sized facility Trauma Level: 1Prior Travel Experience Required: ? Y ? N Minimum # Years Clinical Experience Required: 2Minimum # Years Clinical Experience in Specialty Required: 2Certifications Required: BLSCertifications Preferred: Nurse Patient Ratio by Circulate/Scrub as applicable: Click or tap here to enter text. Ancillary Assistance: CNA/ PCT: ? Y ? N per shift: 2 usual, 3 or 1 at timesUnit clerk/Secretary: ? Y ? N per shift: Other: Click or tap here to enter text. per shift: Click or tap here to enter text.Advanced Practice on the unit: Fellows, Attendings, Residents, NPs # Days of Orientation: 2 -12sSpecialty Testing for Unit/Facility: ? U ? F Patient Care Modality: Primary nursingDress CodeScrubs/color: navyShoes: closed toeJewelry: modestHair/Beard: trimmed / groomed/ pull backNail Polish: no enhancements.Documentation System: EpicMedication System: Pyxis Floating Required: ? Y ? N To what units/facilities: First within neuro division then to med-surg areasDescribe the rotation: Travelers float firstCharge required: ? Y ? N PreferredSchedulingShift Hours: 12 hr. shiftRotation Schedule: NoSelf-Scheduling Scheduler request based travelers fill holes Weekend Requirements: every otherCall Requirements: NoHoliday Requirements: Must be available for 2 out of 3 winter holidays and 2 out of 3 summer holidays. Winter holidays are Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. Summer holidays are Memorial Day, 4th of July, and Labor Day.Patient Population (Diagnoses): OMFS (Oral Maxillofacial Surgery); ENT, Oral Cancers, Stroke General, Mandible Fractures, Neuro, Neuro surgical plastics, post craini, laryngectomies, trachsAge Range: 18 yrs and upSpecial Equipment: (For example: IV Pumps: Type; Invasive Monitoring; Monitors: Type; ECMO; Ventilators: Type; ABG: Type)Heparin, antibiotics, PCAs, Alaris Pumps, Telemetry, Patients could be on every 2-4 hr. vital signs, Patients are OOB every dayRespiratory available 24/7 for support ? Y ? N Anesthesia available 24/7 for support ? Y ? N Who manages ventilators: RT- no vents on this unit, but lots of trachs, Established CPAP and BiPap Unit Specific Procedures and Protocols: (For example: Drips; Infusions; Phlebotomy; Starting IVs; EKGs; Transports; Weaning; Nebulizer to Inhaler; Starting IVs, performing venipuncture, Performing EKGs; Discontinuing sheaths) Nurses administer nebulizer treatments. Additional Unit Specific Information: The patients are acute neuro population and we use lots of team work, Average LOS is 2.2 days, fast turnover of patients, will discharge patients and fill with admission immediately, and large amount of discharge teaching especially for trachs and pegs. Stroke CEUs required for Joint Commission certifications. RNs must be comfortable with PCAs and required monitoring as well as familiar with epidurals. Phlebotomy skills required. Team in house for AM labs and routine labs. Outside of this RN is responsible for PIV insertion and phlebotomy. Blood product administration is common on this unit. Date Updated: 2-7-23Updated By Full Name: Sarah Roland, MSN, BSN, RNTitle: IVS Manager Comment: Facility is no longer accepting candidates within a 50-mile radius. Do NOT submit candidates with a permanent address within 50 miles of the hospital. ALL RTO requests must be in the packet at the time of submission. Anything sent after, will not be approved Position Description: Neuro Acute Care - Neuro and/ or ENT exp highly preferred. Must have experience with PCAs, assisting with LPs and certain stroke diagnosis. 12H Rotating shifts. EOW/ Every other holiday, no on-call. Will float as needed to like units. Ratio: IMC/side 1:3, M/S Side 1:4. Must have active MD/Compact license in packet at time of submission, no temp licenses allowed. Required Upon Submission: 2+ years of telemetry experience required, prior travel preferred. Certifications Required: BLS and ACLS required, AHA Basic Life Support (BLS) certification. Submission Packet must show # of beds, Trauma Level and EMR on their Work History or they will be dropped. MD/compact license is required for all submissions to be active, visible through nursys. COVID vaccine required. ONLY Medical Declination accepted, Must have signed and authorized documentation from Physician in packet or submission will be dropped. UMMS does not accept Religious Declinations. Flu Season has ended at UMMS and vaccines are no longer required. IVS to Interview and Manager to Offer. Guaranteed Hours: Contract Weeks:91
