Telemetry

Opportunity:

RN - Cardiac Tele

Job Details:

• Work on a 23-bed Med-Surg Cardiac Medical Unit with 1 treatment room
• Day shift patient ratio is 1:4 and night shift patient ratio is 1:5
• Work every other weekend
• Care for cardiac medical patients including hemodynamically stable MI, acute/chronic heart failure, new onset AFib with or without RVR, and stable dysrhythmias
• Manage procedural patients including cardiac caths (radial or femoral) without interventions, ablations, cardioversions, ICDs, pacers, medication loads, CardioMEMS, and pericardial drains
• Administer and monitor cardiac drips including Amiodarone, Diltiazem, renal dose Dopamine, Dobutamine, Milrinone, Lasix up to 40mg, and insulin drips
• Care for additional patient populations including ICU transfers, neuro patients (CVA), and pulmonary patients requiring BiPAP, Hi-Flow, and Salter
• Utilize telemetry monitoring equipment including hard-wired rooms, vein finder for IV therapy, portable and continuous pulse oximetry, manual/automatic vital sign machines, blood glucose monitoring, mechanical lifts, and dopplers
• Document using Allscripts EMR with medication scanning capabilities and soft-lab
• Must have cardiac telemetry knowledge and strong medical-surgical background
• Must be comfortable with cardiac drips and procedural patient care (cardiac caths)
• Float within alike areas as needed
• Hospital scrubs required
• Required certification: ACLS