Telemetry

Opportunity:

RN - Med Surg Tele

Job Details:

• Day shift position with 36 or 48 hours available per week
• 13-week contract
• Block scheduling cannot be accommodated or guaranteed
• Every other weekend and every other holiday required
• Unable to approve Labor Day weekend off
• Maximum 40 hours of time off approved per 13-week contract
• Work in a 22-bed acute care unit with a diverse patient population primarily comprised of General Surgery and Trauma patients
• Post-surgical patients make up 90% of the unit with the remaining 10% having medical diagnoses
• All rooms are capable of cardiac monitoring, capnography or end-tidal CO2 monitoring, and continuous pulse oximetry
• Patient ratios are 1:4 with a free-float charge RN, occasionally 1:5
• Patient population includes adolescents, adults, and geriatrics
• Services include trauma, emergency general surgery, surgical oncology, ENT, and plastic surgery
• Must adhere to UVA float policy and may float to other acute care units
• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• Travel experience required
• Trauma Level I experience preferred
• Epic charting system experience required
• BLS required; ACLS preferred but not required
• BSN preferred
• Virginia nursing license required; pending license accepted
• Key skills include: telemetry monitoring, central line care and management, chest tube management, wound care and wound vac, tracheostomy care, epidural analgesia, IV insulin protocols, heparin protocols, high flow nasal cannula, PCA management, surgical drain management, PICC line management, and interpretation and management of dysrhythmias