Registered Nurse (RN)

Unit Information

Location: 2 West

Building: Main Building

Floor: 2nd

Order Detail

• Facility Department Number: 610
• Discipline: Medical – Surgical – Telemetry
• Call Requirements: None
• Weekends: 3 weekend shifts per month

General Information

Number of Beds: 27

Type of Staff:

• Day Shift: 1 CNC, 5-6 RNs, 3 CNAs
• Night Shift: 1 CNC, 5-6 RNs, 3 CNAs

Patient Ratios: 1:5-6

EMR: Meditech

Typical Hiring Profile

Required Skills:

• BLS Certification
• ALS Certification
• NIH Stroke Scale Certification

Typical Procedures Performed on Unit

• General Surgery
• Echo
• EKG
• Colonoscopy
• TEE
• EEG
• Wound Vac Management

Equipment Used on the Unit

• Welch-Allen Vital Sign Machines
• Glucometers
• Polar Ice
• Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI)

Dress Code

Scrub Color: RN/LPN – Grey, PCT/CNA – Navy

Awards and Recognition

• Daisy Award Winners
• Bee Awards
• Peer to Peer Recognition

Additional Information

This unit is open to block scheduling for travelers and provides an orientation to unit policies and procedures. Opportunities for resourcing, precepting, and collaborating with students are available. The facility is a community hospital with cohesive and easily accessible providers, featuring case management and PT/OT/ST services on the same floor as the unit. Multidisciplinary rounds are held daily to coordinate patient care.