Telemetry

Opportunity:

RN - Med Surg Tele

Job Details:

• Day shift position working 36 or 48 hours per week
• 13-week contract assignment
• Block scheduling cannot be accommodated or guaranteed
• Every other weekend and every other holiday required
• Must work 2 out of 3 winter holidays
• Maximum of 40 hours of pre-approved time off per 13-week contract
• Work on 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
• Patient diagnoses include trauma, emergency general surgery, surgical oncology, ENT, and plastic surgery
• All rooms are equipped with cardiac monitoring, capnography or end-tidal CO2 monitoring, and continuous pulse oximetry
• Patient ratios of 1:4, occasionally 1:5, with a free-float charge RN
• Patient age groups include adolescents, adults, and geriatrics
• May float to other acute care units per float policy
• 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 licenses accepted
• Required skills include central line care and management, chest tube management, epidural analgesia, telemetry and remote monitoring, tracheostomy care and management, wound care and wound vac, PICC line management, blood product administration, heparin protocols, IV insulin protocols, high flow nasal cannula, interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, and use of rapid response and code teams