Telemetry

Opportunity:

RN - Med Surg Tele

Job Details:

• Night shift position on a rehabilitation unit
• Patient ratios: 5 patients per nurse on days, nights, and weekends
• Weekend coverage required
• Daily census of 10-14 patients
• Patient population includes adults and geriatrics
• Charting system: Epic (required)
• Community hospital experience required
• Previous charge experience preferred
• Patient ratio experience of 6 required
• Required certification: BLS
• Interdisciplinary support available including physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, transportation, and unit secretary
• Required skills include acute inpatient rehab, administration of blood and blood products, anticoagulation therapy, central line care (PICC lines), fall risk assessment and prevention, feeding tube care and management, foley catheter removal, insulin protocols, isolation precautions and PPE, mobilization techniques, pain assessment and management, patient teaching, pressure ulcer assessment and prevention, starting and maintaining IVs, stroke scale assessment, tracheostomy care and management, traumatic brain injury, wound care, and additional rehabilitation-focused competencies