Job Description:

RTO Request of 6 days or less with no holidays will be considered.

• About Facility
  • Address: 489 State St., Bangor, ME 04401
  • Level II Trauma Center
  • Bed: 411
  • Northern Light Health will require each employee to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and Flu

• General Information
  • Beds: varies
  • Experience? 1 year
  • First-time traveler? Upon review
• Patient Types:
  • Merritt 3 (All Surgical patients): 44 beds on Merritt
    •  COVID
    • Surgical: Bariatric (Gastric Bypass), Vascular Surgeries, Urology (TURP, cystos), GI (hemicolectomies, exploratory laps, bowel resection), colorectal surgeries, Ortho (total joint, ORIF, external fixation)
    • Ratios: Day: 1:5 with CNA/Tech 1:4 with no tech
    • Night 1:6 with CNA/Tech 1:5 without
  • Grant 6 (Oncology/Medical): 51 beds
    • All medical type patients. Stroke patients, Rarely post op patients. No pediatric patients, no obstetric patients
    • Neutropenic patients, oncology patients (travelers do not need specific experience with this patient population)
    • No COVID patients unless it is a positive covid patient that was found to be tested after being on the unit
    • Ratios: Day- 1:5 Night- 1:6
  • Grant 5: 42 beds
    • Non-acute – patients no longer needing inpatient care
    • Supportive care model focusing on aging and thriving in place. There will be emphasis on mobility, nutrition, skin integrity, and socialization. The patients currently on this unit were originally admitted to EMMC with medical issues and now are awaiting placement in long-term care facilities.
    • No outside admissions, only transfers from within
    • 1:10 ratios for the RN/Tech
    • Daily responsibilities/charting requirements are modified in this supportive care model (see additional details on Grant 5 notes)
  • Grant 4/ P6 (Cardiac): 48 beds on G4 and 32 on P6 – Telemetry Level of Care
    • CHF, MI, arrhythmias, cardiac interventional patients, pre/post heart caths (radial and femoral approach), stents, ablations, pacemakers, Med Surg overflow, post-op CABG, TAVR, other cardiac interventions; Common drips: Cardizem, Amiodarone, Insulin, heparin, etc.
    • CABG, TAVR (Perm staff will take these patients)
    • Cardiothoracic patients
    • RN: 1:5 (days & nights)
• Covid & PPE:
  • N95
• Patient Ratios:
  • Varies on inpatient units
  • ED Hold/Obs – up to 1:5-6
• Required Certifications:
  • BLS, ACLS
• Skills required
  • Chest Tubes, temp pacemakers (preferred not required), Cardiac drips (Cardizem, amiodarone) – protocols for rate changes
  • Reading/Interpreting Rhythm strips
  • PIV starts, trache care, dressing changes, wound vacs, PCA’s, heparin drips and insulin drips, total joint care, stroke
• Support on the Unit:
  • CNA (Ratio1:10 days 1:12 nights)
  • Charge nurse
  • Phlebotomy
  • Cardiologist on call at night, present during daytime
  • Resource Nurse 0700-1900
  • RT 24/7
  • Hospitalist 24/7
  • OT, PT, ST – 0800-1600
• Charting System/Equipment:
  • Cerner
  • BD Alaris IV Pumps
  • Pyxis (medication dispensing)
• Floating:
  • ED Holds (patients with inpatient orders awaiting a bed), ED Observations, PACU holds (patients with inpatient orders awaiting a bed)
• Orientation:
  •  General hospital orientation followed by a tour by the education department to each floor. They get one shift of orientation and then they are on their own.
• Scheduling:
  • Weekend rotation: every other
  • Can we approve time off? up to 7 days, must extend to accommodate a full 13 weeks
  • No call
  • Holiday Expectations: expect to work at least one major holiday and as needed
• Other notes:
  • Scrub Color: Any color, must be professional
  • Free Parking