Registered Nurse - MS/Tele

PCU Registered Nurse

Shift: Ratios: 1:5 Years of experience REQ: 2 Years Experience and Community Hospital Experience Required, Previous Charge Experience Preferred. First-timers accepted: Yes Holiday shifts and Charge RN assignments as needed per unit. Weekend REQ: 8 weekend shifts in Saint Luke's 6-week schedule period, combination of F/S/S. Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? YES, regular floating may be required between departments, units and facilities as needed. Certs REQ: BLLS NIHSS, ACLS CPI Preferred Skills REQ: Work Settings: MS/Tele, Telemetry Oncology, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry, ER Holding, Neuro Stepdown, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown. Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response: Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry -on the unit monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Teams. Cardiovascular: Post Cardiac Angiogram, Post MI, Pre/Post Cardiac Cath. Gastrointestinal: Feeding tube care and management. Genitourinary/Renal: Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management, Renal failure. IV therapy/Phlebotomy: Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Starting IVs. MEDICATIONS: Heparin Protocols, Manage Cardiac drips- no titration, Manage Vasoactive drips-no titration, PCA. Neurological/Psychiatric: CVA. Plastics: Surgical drains. Respiratory: Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, External CPAP/BIPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of ABGs, Nasal Cannula, Oxygen face masks, Non-invasive airway management, Tracheostomy Management. Professional Topics and Skills: Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac. Skills Preferred: Cardiovascular: Sheath Removal. IV therapy/Phlebotomy: Accessing Ports, Phlebotomy. Orthopedics: Total Joint Replacements. Is on-call REQ? No Open to accommodating block schedule? No Locals accepted: No, home address must be at least 75 miles from the facility Pending License accepted: No RTO Restrictions: No more than 7 days Guaranteed Hours: 3 shifts per 13 weeks. The cancelled shifts must be the regular shift length to which the Contractor Personnel is assigned Special Requirements: AMI, Cardiac Arrythmia, Heart Failure, Chest Pain, Vascular / PVD, Intermediate level of care, Sepsis / infection, Pneumonia, ETOH withdrawal, SI, GI bleed, Pre / Post Cath patients, Femoral line / groin site management.