Telemetry Unit - Travel Registered Nurse

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Shift: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Experience:

• 24 months of experience with 3 months worked in the last 12 months.

• 24 months of Telemetry Unit experience with 12 months worked in the last 3 years.

• Travel experience is preferred.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a Idaho license or compact license (required after submission).

• This role may require floating to additional units and locations

• Travel only, local not allowed. Candidates must live >50 miles from facility to be submitted.

• 12 months gap required between for Staff at Program: Medical Solutions Plus Program - St. Luke’s Health System and no current placement allowed at Program: Medical Solutions Plus Program - St. Luke’s Health System.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Required Skills/Experience: Post-procedural cardiac experience required, including cath lab, ablations, and open heart. Must be able to read and interpret telemetry and document it appropriately.

Preferred Skills/Experience: PCU and stepdown experience preferred.

Special Requests: Resume must include detailed duties, hospital size, unit size, trauma level if applicable, patient ratio, and whether the facility was a teaching facility. Any employment gaps greater than 30 days must be explained. Current or previous employee exceptions require approval by St. Luke’s Health System. At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job. Block scheduling is not guaranteed; max of 5 shifts in a row.

Unit Details: 3rd floor has a cardiac focus with post-op day 1 open heart, TAVRs, ablations, post-caths, pacemakers, and med-tele patients. 7th floor sees general telemetry, post-procedural overflow, CHF, sepsis, electrolyte imbalances, and post-stroke patients. Uses Epic. Common drips include set-rate cardiac gtt, amio, cardizem, dopamine, and dobutamine. Heparin and insulin drips are used; insulin titration is rare, and the facility will train if needed. Can take patients with intermittent high flow, BiPAP, and CPAP; RT manages these needs, and RNs may assist if needed. Remote telemetry tech support is located on the 3rd floor; nurses are expected to read and interpret telemetry 2x per shift.

Shift & Scheduling: 5-6 weekend shifts in each 6 week schedule for day shift; weekends are Saturday/Sunday. May be asked to work holidays, but not every holiday. Call is not typical.

Floating Requirements: Telemetry 3 and 7 pool staffing together, and travelers are expected to float between both units as needed. Travelers are first to float and may float to other MS, MS-Tele, or Tele units within the hospital and to sister facilities in Meridian and Nampa.

7 days maximum time off

1 Manager/Supervisor reference required from within the last 12 months

1 Charge/Lead reference required from within the last 3 years

Driver’s license required for submission

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

• Skills Checklist: Yes
• References: Yes
• License Type: registered
• License State: ID
• Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Basic Life Support, NIH Stroke Scale

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: 1/4
• Shift Type: Day
• Contract Date:
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3