Unit Notes

CLIENT WILL NOT ACCEPT ANY TRAVELERS WITH LICENSE HITS DEALING WITH DIVERTING MEDS OR ENDANGERMENT - DO NOT SUBMIT IF YOU ARE AWARE OF THIS. THESE HITS WILL RESULT IN IMMEDIATE CONTRACT CANCELLATION.

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MUST HAVE EPIC EXPERIENCE - NO EXCEPTIONS

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Cxl Policy:

1 shift per 2 week period

RTO POLICY

May request up to 10 days off w/o hospital approval for clinical prescreening. Anything exceeding this amount of time, or that involves holidays, will need to be approved by the hospital 2 YEARS OF EXP (1 years in a trauma center)

NO FIRST TIME TRAVELERS ACLS, BLS, NIHSS, PALS, TNCC 4 ZONE DEPARTMENT WITH NURSES, MST

(1-2) per zone plus a resource nurse per zone, HUC Charge Nurse, patient flow coordinator that checks in EMS, triage nurses and protocol nurses # beds/trauma bays 55 beds total 8-12 swing beds / 4 trauma bays Do you have a Fast track YES, known as AC (accelerated care) Do you have a separate Triage area & do you allow/require travelers to do Triage? We have a separate triage area in the lobby, and travelers would only be asked to do triage after completing additional triage orientation and competency testing. Most of our travelers do not do triage. Do you have a separate holding area in the ER or are ER holds intermixed w/in the ER? RNs manage their own holds if they are long holds, we have RNs from other units that may take assignments in the ED to help with holds Do ER RN's manage their own ER holds? Do you have separate Psych/seclusion rooms? Yes, and a 24 /7 monitor tech In-house Security Yes, and they sit outside and in zone 4 in our ED # patients per day 250 Ratios 4:1 for main ED, 5:1 for accelerated care (fast track), 2:1 for critical care Required Certifications

PALS, TNCC, ACLS, BLS, NIHSS

Common diagnoses/Types of patients STEMI, Stroke, DKA, Sepsis, Trauma, Respiratory Diseases, Behavioral Health Experience or 'Must have' skills Must have 2 years of ER experience, 1 year of trauma experience, and prior travel experience. Must be comfortable providing culturally competent care to a highly diverse population of patients. Must align with our mission to care for our community like family. ED Physicians/Mid-Levels Both Charge Nurse/House Supervisor Both Nurse Aids/Paramedics/Patient sitters MST ED techs and pt sitters

EMR EPIC ASAP RT

Equipment (Vents, Cpap, BiPap, High Flow, etc.) Does RT do ABG's, breathing tx, EGS's? RNs draw ABGs and set up small dose breathing txs, RTs manage all RT equipment and are always available for consult. RNs and MSTs perform ECGs. Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips? MST and RNs X-Ray or CT in the ER? Transport? They are in ED/ RNs are required to transport critical pts Phlebotomy or nurse draw Nurse and MST draws Shifts & Scheduling Variable Weekend Requirement Every other weekend Holiday Requirement Yes Is there a call or standby requirement? None Floating Requirements None Scrub Color/Dress Code Royal Blue for Nursing Unit/Department specific orientation First day with ED leadership /badging and 2-3 shifts orienting bedside. 10 min south of Seattle Serves over 600,000 patients Larkspur Landing - https://www.larkspurhotels.com/renton/?utm_source=google-gmb&utm_medium=organic&utm_campaign=gmb Tell them when you call that you are at Valley Medical Center and they offer discounts

• - they offer free laundry facilities (5 minute drive to hospital) Larkspur Landing - Second location in Bellevue 20 min drive to hospital Homewood Suites Issaquah 30 min drive to hospital Many apartments offer 3 months leases in surrounding areas Airbnb / Furnished Finders Things to do in the area o Running/hiking/trails tons of parks, walking trails, running paths, waterfalls in close proximity Mount Rainier, Olympic National Park, Beaches, San Juan Islands o Skiing/snow activities Steven's Pass approx. 45 mins from hospital o Downtown Seattle Pike Place Market, 1st Starbucks, zoo, aquarium, parks, space needle, observatory, Chihuly gardens, pioneer square, Chinatown, Underground Tours, Whale watching, Boeing tours, Ferry Rides, Train Rides, The Gorge (concerts) o Great food places wineries, breweries, food trucks to elegant dining o Shopping Tons of great stores, outlets and galleria type shops with Louis Vuitton, Hermes (Bellevue) o Sports Seahawks, Sounders, Mariners, Storm (WMBA), Kraken, Reign (Women's Soccer)