Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,382 per week

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA is seeking a travel nurse RN Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Alexandria, Louisiana.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Candidate must have ACLS prior to submission 

Hospital: Rapides Regional Medical Center

Location: Alexandria, Louisiana

Address: 211 4th Street, Alexandria, LA 71301

Unit Name: 4 South

Building: South Tower, 4th floor

Cost Center: 68373

General Information

Unit Specifics:

• Number of Beds : 36
• Patient Ratios : 1:6
• Unit staffing description- (unit secretaries and tech availability) : 4 South has 2 stations and uses 2 unit secretaries 0600-2200 daily. We utilize patient care techs at all times, the amount and ratio fluctuates depending on census.
• Type of equipment : Telemetry for each room with monitors in the stations, Dynamaps for vital signs, glucometers, iMobile phones, bladder scanner
• Documentation system: Meditech
• Scheduling requirements: 12 hour shifts (7-7), every other weekend, holidays required as well.
• Floating policy: All nurses float to other units as needed.
• Patient Experience requirements: Hourly rounding, bedside shift report, My Care Boards, AIDET

Hospital Specifics-

• Pathways to Excellence Certified
• Certified Stroke Center
• Certified Chest Pain Center
• Level II Trauma Center

Hiring profile

Requested Skill Set : Strong nursing background and knowledge, thorough assessment skills, attention to details and condition changes.

Must have : Positive attitude, flexibility, dependability, teamwork, self-motivation, good communication and people skills, desire for excellence, accountability, ability to multitask, ability to deal with stressful situations.

Meditech experience

Advanced skills needed: Telemetry rhythm interpretation

Procedures performed on unit: PICC line removal, vas cath/temp cath removal

Certifications Required: BLS, ACLS

Dress Code : (Required uniform)

• Ceil Blue Scrubs
• Hospital hygiene/dress code policy must be followed

Unit Guidelines/Policies : Please attach unit specific policies and guidelines.

Awards/Recognition: Please include anything that you would like prospective candidates to be aware of, such as, links to videos that feature the department, outstanding department/team awards.. 

• HCA Unit of Distinction winner
• High Employee Engagement Scores
• Quality and Core Measures highly maintained
• Many nurses are nationally certified, including unit manager

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment:  Consider items such as new equipment or technology, tenure and experience of staff, schedule options, etc.

• Highly experienced staff with extensive experience
• iMobile technology, Dynamaps that upload to Meditech, advanced call light system
• Self scheduling within guidelines

About HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA

At HealthTrust Workforce Solutions, healthcare is not just about the four walls of a facility but about the people who provide and receive care. Our focus is on empowering healthcare professionals to deliver exceptional patient experiences by providing them with the necessary skills, tools, and support. We partner with healthcare facilities nationwide to ensure that the right professionals are in the right roles. We prioritize our clinicians by giving them a voice and access to opportunities to fulfill their mission of improving lives by providing quality patient care.

We are committed to our core values of Trust, Innovation, Adaptability, Courage, and Accountability. We are dedicated to positively impacting the healthcare industry by providing first-priority access to more than 200,000 jobs nationwide to our healthcare professionals. Join us and be part of the HealthTrust family, where you can make a difference every day.

We embrace our changing environment, and we maintain a culture that has a rich tradition of transforming itself to meet the challenges of the future.

MISSION STATEMENT

While putting great people in the right roles is essential, our mission is far greater. We want our clinicians to be part of the HealthTrust family, where healthcare professionals have a voice and are empowered with the right tools and opportunities to fulfill their personal mission of improving lives. Plus, as a preferred partner to thousands of top-performing hospitals, we provide our healthcare professionals with first-priority access to more than 200,000 jobs nationwide.

Benefits

• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Referral bonus
• Continuing Education
• Life insurance