Telemetry

Opportunity:

RN - Med Surg Tele

Job Details:

• Minimum 2 years of experience in specialty required
• Patient ratio of 6:1 on days, nights, and weekends
• Weekend coverage required
• Must be willing to work every other holiday
• May be pulled to all other inpatient units as agency staff are pulled first
• Unable to guarantee specific scheduling requests such as block scheduling
• Epic charting system experience preferred
• Care for adult and geriatric patient populations
• Daily census of 24 patients across 24 beds
• Treat patients with diagnoses including chest pain, CAD, PVD, arrhythmias, DM, COPD exacerbation, pneumonia, HTN, MI, renal failure, PE, CHF, GI bleed, and syncope, with potential for med-surg overflow
• Perform and assist with pre/post cath lab procedures, PPM/AICD, ablations, vascular surgeries, titration of cardiac drips, and sheath pulling at bedside
• Operate special equipment including telemetry monitoring, chest tubes, PCAs, epidurals, and wound vacs
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, CPI, NIHSS
• Required skills include: accessing/managing ports, blood product administration, cardiac telemetry, central line care/management, chest tube management, interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, isolation precautions/PPE, heparin protocols, PICC line management, post cardiac angiogram/MI/cardiac cath care, pre/post cardiac surgery care, sheath removal, starting and maintaining IVs, titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips, wound care/wound vac management
• Interdisciplinary support available including physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, pharmacy, transportation, and unit secretary
• Must be willing to be assigned to an emergency team and report to the facility during emergency events as directed by unit manager
• Must be willing to work 2 of 4 designated holiday periods annually: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's, and Mardi Gras