Registered Nurse(RN) / Travel / Emergency Room

Data Collection :

Unit Information: ( insert name )

Location:

Address: 7101 SPID Corpus Christi, TX
Floor: ED 1st floor

Building: Bay Area Emergency Department

General Information

Tell us about the unit(s):
• Number of Beds - 16 with 8 hall chairs
• Number of Staff - 6-7 per shift
• Type of staff:
o Day Shift - 1 charge, 1 triage, 4-5 nurses (one is mid-shift), 1 US, 1-2 techs
o Night Shift - 1 charge, 1 triage, 4-5 nurses (one is mid-shift), US 7pm- MN, 1 tech
• Patient Ratios - 1:4, low acuity ESI 4 & 5, may take 6.
• Type of equipment -Cardiac Monitors, Baxter IV pumps, HPs, Tonopen and more
• EMR - Meditech, Vital signs flow into chart

Typical hiring profile

Skill Set Most recruited for: (Travel RNs, local CNAs and sitters)

Must have : candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.
Compassion, Urgency and Teamwork is extremely important at this location
• Level II or Level III trauma experience
• TNCC, ENPC or PALS, ACLS, BLS
Preferred or nice to have : candidates with these skills will be considered first.
• CEN or TCRN, CPI
• Greater than two years of emergency department experience
List typical procedures performed on unit(s):
• Assessments, documentation, medication administration, wound care, splinting, IVs,
• Urine collection, Lab draws, Care for ESI 5 through 1

Dress Code : Include requirements, but most of all not acceptable attire.
• Scrub Color - Royal Blue preferred
• Incorporating Sunday seasonal team spirit, wear your team jersey (example Astros, Cowboys)

Unit Guidelines/Policies : Please feel free to attach unit policies and guidelines.
• Shift Huddle at 7am and 7pm, is mandatory for everyone to attend unless providing critical care at the time of the huddle
• EMTALA training is mandatory

Awards/Recognition: Feel free to include items such as links to videos that feature the department, outstanding department/team awards, reigning annual chili cook-off winners, etc.
• Climbing the ranks of patient satisfaction and employee engagement
• Providing timely care for Stroke, STEMI, Sepsis and Trauma patients.

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc. * Remember it is a very competitive market any information you can provide will help attract talent .
Transitioning from a Level IV to a Level II trauma hospital.