Travel Nurse (RN) - Telemetry Unit

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Required Skills/Experiences:

• Cardiac gtts (Primacor, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Dobutamine), heparin, lasix and insulin gtt.
• Chest tube, traches, telemetry reading, wound care

Preferred Skills/Experience:

• Charge RN experience preferred.

Unit Details:

• Cares for cath lab, amputation, and pre-surgical patients; patients go to surgery and most do not return unless no intervention was done. Open heart and vascular patients will not return to the unit.
• CHF, EP studies, atrial fibrillation and dysrhythmias, Coumadin loading, and cardiac-heart failure patients.
• Cardiac drips: Primacor, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Dobutamine, heparin, Lasix, and insulin gtts.
• Chest tubes, trachs, telemetry reading, and wound care.
• RN ratios: Days/PMs (0700-2330) 1:4-5; overnight (2300-0700) 1:6-8.
• Uses Alaris, Pyxis, and GE monitors.
• Free parking

Shift & Scheduling:

• Every other weekend.
• Time off requests up to 7 days.
• Overtime only with manager approval.
• Holiday expectations: 1 summer and 1 winter.
• Cannot work more than 60 hours in a week or 5 consecutive 12 hour shifts.

Floating Requirements:

• Floats to all other inpatient areas within scope of practice.
• May float to ICU for appropriate Med Surg patient assignments; this is rare.
• May float to ED Holding with a 1:4 ratio.
• Travelers float first.
• Can float at any time during the shift to a comparable floor acuity.