Telemetry

Opportunity:

RN - Med Surg Tele

Job Details:

• 12-hour night shifts
• 36 or 48 hours per week accepted; overtime not billed until after 48 hours if on 48-hour schedule
• Every other weekend requirement
• Float to like units when needed
• Patient ratio of 1:6 for surgical/medicine inpatient patients
• 13-26 week contracts accepted
• 2 days of hospital orientation and 24 hours of floor training
• Scrubs: All Navy or Navy bottoms with White top
• Minimum 2 years of surgical unit experience required
• Travel experience preferred but not required
• Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIH
• Must pass EKG testing prior to start
• Required skills: Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, use of Rapid Response Teams, blood product administration, central line care/management, peripheral line care/management, surgical drains, nasal cannula, non-invasive airway management, isolation precautions, wound care/wound vac
• Preferred skills: Titrating cardiac drips, titrating vasoactive drips, chest tubes (Emerson/Pleur-evac)
• Charting systems: EPIC, Pyxis, SBAR communication
• Special equipment includes: Wound Vacs, Chest Tubes, NG tube/Corpak, JP Drains, Hemovac Drains, Penrose Drains
• Patient diagnoses include: Cellulitis, Appendicitis, Cholecystitis, Diverticulitis, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Gun Shots, Stabbings, Falls, Various Cancers, Kidney Stones, Bowel Obstruction, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Limb Ischemia, Hernia, and Gangrene
• Special procedures include: Cholecystectomy, Appendectomy, Hernia Repair, TURP, Ostomy Creation or Closure, Wound Debridement, Tumor Removal, Kidney Stone Removal, Amputations, and Fem Pop Bypass
• Contract staff may be assigned to a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team and may be required to report during catastrophic events, mass casualty, or disaster situations