Travel RN - Telemetry

American Traveler is hiring a Med Surg Telemetry RN for a nights position requiring at least 1 year of MedSurg experience and telemetry strip interpretation skills.

Job Details

• Acute care Med Surg Telemetry/PCU unit with 30 beds across three 10-bed units,
• Patient ratios of 1:5-6,
• Cares for surgical patients (total hip/knee replacement, small bowel resection, hysterectomy, exploratory lap) and medical patients (MRSA, C-diff, suicide attempt, substance withdrawal, COPD, pneumonia, COVID),
• Telemetry patients presenting with chest pain,
• Uses Cerner EMR,
• Night shift schedule, 12-hour shifts (1900-0730),
• Every other weekend required (Friday/Saturday for nights),
• Holiday rotation required to fairly distribute coverage,
• May be required to rotate for low census standby,
• First to float among staff, including to Multi Care Unit, Pediatric unit, and West Campus MedSurg Tele,
• Remote Monitor Techs support the unit, but RNs must read their own telemetry strips,
• Nursing assistants typically care for 10-15 patients; RN provides primary care for 3 patients if no NA is available,
• Cares for stable CPAP/BiPAP patients,

Job Requirements

• Active AZ state or compact RN license required,
• BLS and ACLS certifications required,
• Minimum 1 year of MedSurg experience required,
• Telemetry experience preferred,
• Must be able to read and interpret telemetry strips,
• Must pass a dysrhythmia exam within two attempts prior to signing contract,
• Must be willing to precept nursing students,
• Must be willing to care for both MST and PCU patients,
• Driver's license copy required for consideration,

Additional Information

• Charge RN oversees 50 inpatient beds spanning MST, Pediatrics, and the Acuity Adaptable MCU (which admits ICU/PCU/MST patients),
• Any scrub color permitted except camouflage,
• Orientation includes hospital-wide orientation plus unit-specific orientation based on experience level,
• New hires complete a pass/fail sterile technique test for Foley catheter insertion and central line dressing changes on the first day of orientation,
• Failing the dysrhythmia or sterile technique exam twice results in ineligibility for CommonSpirit AZ and Sacramento facilities for 6 months,
• Candidates must reside at least 50 miles from the facility,
• Candidates may not have been directly employed (full time, part time, or PRN) with any CommonSpirit-associated facility, including CHI and Dignity, within the past year,
• Candidates employed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered