Job Description
JOB DESCRIPTION
W Allis - Surg Room
- About Facility
- 8901 W. Lincoln Ave, West Allis, WI 53227
- Level IV Trauma Center
- Level III NICU
- Primary Stroke Center
- Hospital Beds: 277
- General Information
- Beds: 12 (runs 10 rooms daily)
- Will you accept a traveler with 1 year experience? 2 Year
- Will you accept a first-time traveler? Yes
- Average cases/day: 25-30
- Patient Types:
- General, urology, ortho (total joints, ORIF), spine (multi-level, complex posterior/anterior), OBGYN (D&C, hysterectomy, no c-sections), limited vascular (simple procedures, no big procedures), robotics (preferred)
- Anesthesia Tech: pediatrics (does not need pediatric experience)
- No cardiac, brain, transplant
- Top 3 OR cases: Ortho, General, OBGYN (need strong skills)
- Patient Ratios:
- 1:1
- Required Certifications:
- RN:
- Required: BLS
- Preferred: ACLS
- ST:
- Required: BLS, completed surgical tech program from an accredited school
- Preferred: CST
- AT:
- Required: BLS, ACLS, WI license, Associate Degree of Science and Anesthesia Technology
- Surg Assist:
- Required: BLS – no other certifications required per manager
- Skills required:
- RN: Strong circulate skills, able to circulate general, ortho, OBGYN, scrub (preferred)
- CST – scrub cases, especially general, ortho, OBGYN
- Anesthesia Tech: Assist anesthesiologist with intubation, blocks, place IVs, central lines, set machines up
- Surg Assist: able to assist in various specialties, able to suture
- Education required:
- Support on the Unit:
- Receptionist/HUC:
- Charge nurse: free floating
- Scheduler: M-F
- Manager/Director
- Unit Educator
- Anesthesia in house
- Telemetry monitoring: bedside tele monitoring-anesthesia monitors
- Technology/Equipment:
- EMR: EPIC
- IV pumps: Alaris
- Medication dispensing: Pyxis
- Monitors:
- Floating: If yes, where?
- Inpatient units as taskers, runners, helping hands, sitter
- Will not take patient assignment
- Will not administer any medications outside scope
- Will be in a CNA type capacity
- Orientation: (facility and unit)
- 2 Day Orientation
- 1st Day: Meet with educator (complete modules, tour, login access, etc.)
- Remainder of the day work with a preceptor
- 2nd Day: Full 8h shift with preceptor
- Scheduling:
- Weekend rotation: On call (see on call schedule)
- On call? If so, what is that schedule: Yes
- Weekday: Mon-Fri
- 1 day per week
- 4h: 1500-1900
- 12h: 1900-0700
- Weekend: (Sat-Sun)
- 1 weekend per every 5-6 weeks
- Sat 0700-0700 Mon
- Response time:
- 30 mins on site
- No sleep room
- Anesthesia Tech: same on-call schedule (self-scheduling)
- Holiday Expectations: 1 on-call only
- Approval of time off: Approve up to 7 days, additional days email Nurse Manager Shannon Ziglinski
- Shift times: M-F schedule with on-call shifts
- Schedule cycle: 6 week schedule, receive 1-2 weeks prior, no self-scheduling
- Other notes?
- Scrub Color: Provided
- Free Parking: Free, East parking structure on the 3rd floor or higher
- Culture: Traveler friendly, strong support, positive environment, great teamwork
Job Tags
Shift work, Weekend work, Day shift, Afternoon shift, 1 day per week, Weekday work,