RN - MS Tele

RN - MS Tele Profession: RN (Registered Nurse) Specialty: Telemetry Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12 Hour Nights Hours per Shift: 36 hours per week Experience: Minimum 2 years of recent experience within the past 6 months License: Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS Must-Have: Ability to read strips and pass a dysrhythmia exam prior to start Description:Medical-Surgical Telemetry unit with 30 beds.Charge Nurse on duty, does not take patients.Unit Supervisor available.Patient Care Technicians (PCTs) on days, one PCT or SWAT RN to task at night.Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 4-week period, one major and one minor holiday.Scrub Color: Navy.Telemetry monitors are GE.There is a central monitoring station technician.CPAP vents may be used.In-house hospitalist or intensivist must be called.No IV team, but a house SWAT Nurse is available for hard IV sticks.Respiratory Therapy available 24/7.Pharmacy services available 24/7, with ICU Pharmacist on days.Common diagnoses include general and ortho trauma stepdown patients.Patients may have chest tubes, drains, or wound vacs.Little to no traction patients.Amiodarone and Cardizem may be titrated down only.Peritoneal dialysis patients managed by contract dialysis.1:1 PCT sitters utilized for confused patients, with soft restraints for line pulling.Spectralink phones for communication are used.Cancellation policy allows for cancellation of up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment.Charting system in use is Cerner.Shifts run from 7 PM to 7 AM.Floating may occur to other telemetry units.Floor-specific orientation includes 2 shifts.Ratios are 1:4, for days and nights.Additional notes are provided upon orientation. #J-18808-Ljbffr