Telemetry

Opportunity:

RN - Tele

Job Details:

• Work 12-hour shifts with day shift hours of 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM and night shift hours of 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• Day shift position with every other weekend requirement
• Weekends for day shift are Saturday and Sunday; 4 weekend shifts required in a 4-week schedule
• 1 major and 1 minor holiday requirement minimum
• No on-call requirement, but may be placed on standby for low census with a 30-minute response time if called in
• Unit consists of 32 all-private beds with nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:4 for tele patients and 1:5 for MedSurg patients; mixed teams maintain a 1:4 ratio
• Care for patients with acute and chronic medical conditions, post-surgical patients including bariatrics and total joints, urology, GYN, podiatry, general surgery, stroke patients, and potential oncology patients
• Administer non-titratable drips; set rate Cardizem, Amiodarone, and Heparin
• Must be able to read and interpret all cardiac rhythms using GE monitors
• No ventilator management required; CPAP and BiPAP per RT and MD order only
• Travelers are first to float and may be floated to MedSurg Tele units, ICU for MedSurg Tele patients, or ER for MedSurg Tele holds at a sister facility approximately 6.5 miles away
• Charting system is Cerner; Cerner experience preferred
• At least 2 years of RN experience required
• BSN not required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS (AHA), NIHSS (AHA or APEX)
• Scrub color is navy blue; undershirts must be navy, white, or black; scrub jackets must be navy; no hoodies, sweatshirts, or sweat jackets permitted
• Shift huddles occur at 0700 and 1900 each shift
• Must uphold evidence-based practices including bedside shift report, intentional hourly rounding, and medication teaching including side effects
• 1 to 2 shifts of orientation with a preceptor
• Fast-paced unit with high admission and discharge volume due to surgical patient population; strict attendance policy in place