Travel RN - Telemetry

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Medical Telemetry (M/S Tele) position requiring telemetry strip interpretation skills and a minimum of 2 years of experience, working night shifts with every other weekend coverage.

Job Details

• Work on Davenport 8, a 37-bed Medical Telemetry unit within a hospital setting,
• Primary patient diagnoses include CHF, atrial fibrillation, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, EtOH, and dementia with cardiac co-morbidities; occasional surgical patients as well,
• Patients are frequently on cardiac drips including Cardizem, Nitroglycerin, Lasix, and Heparin,
• Unit also cares for NSTEMI, post-pacemaker, and post-cardiac cath lab patients (with and without interventions),
• Night shift RN-to-patient ratio is 1:5-6,
• Day and evening shift RN-to-patient ratio is 1:4 with a max of 5; day shift on weekdays includes a Charge RN without a patient assignment,
• Shift hours are 19:00-07:30 (nights),
• Every other weekend (EOW) required,
• 36 hours per week,
• Floating to applicable units required when needed,
• Charting via Epic,

Job Requirements

• Active MA RN license required; no pending or conditional licenses accepted,
• Active AHA BLS certification required (AHA only; Red Cross not accepted at this location),
• Active AHA ACLS certification required (AHA only; Red Cross not accepted at this location),
• Telemetry certification required,
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required,
• Ability to read and interpret telemetry strips required,
• Knowledge of cardiac drips required,
• Experience with post-cardiac catheterization and pacemaker patient care preferred but not required,
• Epic EMR experience,
• 2 professional references required for consideration,
• Flu vaccine required; no religious or medical exemptions accepted,

Additional Information

• Provide telemetry nursing care including management of patients on cardiac drips and monitoring of cardiac rhythms,
• Patients may be admitted from the ED, transferred from other units, or directly admitted by a physician,
• Free on-site parking available at this location,
• Local candidates with a permanent residence within 60 miles of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston are eligible to apply,
• 13-week contract