RN - Med Surg

Memorial Hospital of Carbondale • Carbondale, IL

1d • Onsite

About The Position

4 Medical is a 25-bed unit with 11 private rooms and 7 semi-private. The nursing ratio is 5:1 on days and 5-6:1 on nights, with nurses occasionally having 1 total care patient. The unit sees a wide variety of patients, with a primary focus on stroke patients who don't need TPA, comfort care, or hospice. It also receives different post-operative patients, including those with amputations, drains, chest tubes, and feeding tubes. The unit handles heparin drips, wound care, altered mental status, CIWA patients, AKI, dialysis, and COPD exacerbations.

Requirements

• RN stroke certification
• Able to do three 12-hour shifts
• Availability for every other weekend and every other holiday

Responsibilities

• Provide care for a variety of patients, with a primary focus on stroke patients who don't need TPA, comfort care, or hospice.
• Care for post-operative patients, including those with amputations, drains, chest tubes, and feeding tubes.
• Manage heparin drips.
• Perform wound care.
• Care for patients with altered mental status.
• Care for CIWA patients.
• Care for AKI patients.
• Care for dialysis patients.
• Care for COPD exacerbations.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level