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Additional Details:

References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.

Required Skills/Experience:

• Must have prior experience working on a dedicated neuro unit.
• Must have heparin titrated drip experience; heparin drips are titrated based on PTT.

Special Requests:

• Scheduling requests are considered when possible; block scheduling may be available if staffing allows.

Unit Details:

• Common patient population includes stroke, spine surgery, seizure, brain tumor, head injury, neuroscience, and some medical overflow.
• RNs are required to titrate drips.
• Charge nurse and house supervisor are available 24/7; the charge nurse typically does not take an assignment unless the unit is short staffed.
• Patient care tech support ratios: days 1:9-10, evenings 1:9-10, nights 1:10-12.
• House-wide telemetry; nurses are not required to read their own strips. Uses Phillips monitors.
• Stable COVID patients may occasionally require high flow.

Shift & Scheduling:

• Every other weekend; Saturday and Sunday are considered the weekend on both shifts.
• Every other holiday.
• No call.

Floating Requirements:

• Float in rotation with the rest of staff. General unit traveler floats to general unit floor and takes a full team. If floated outside of the general unit for urgent need, assignments will be limited to skills they are competent to perform and they will be paired with a nurse trained for that unit.