Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

American Traveler is hiring a night shift RN for a Cardiac Telemetry/PCU position requiring at least 1 year of cardiac tele or PCU experience and NIHSS certification.

Job Details

• Community-based teaching hospital with 351 licensed beds located in an urban area,
• No trauma designation; hospital is a Chest Pain Center and Stroke Center,
• 18-bed Cardiac Telemetry/PCU unit with an average daily census of 18,
• Patient population includes NSTEMI/STEMI, cardiac interventional and electrophysiology procedures, thoracic surgery, heart failure, post-stroke, and post-open heart surgery patients,
• Cares for general, vascular, and thoracic surgical patients requiring hemodynamic support and titration of cardiac anti-arrhythmic drips,
• Manages respiratory failure patients requiring medium/high flow oxygen or NIPPV support,
• RN to patient ratio of 1:3 or 1:4 depending on interventions,
• EPIC EMR used,
• Philips Intellivue monitors in all rooms; Baxter IV pumps and Omnicell medication dispensing,
• Arterial line monitoring equipment interfaces with Philips monitors,
• Support staff includes CNA, Charge Nurse (serves as Resource), Rapid Response Team, 24/7 Respiratory Therapy, and 24/7 Hospitalist coverage,
• Night shift schedule, 1900-0730, 36 hours per week on a 6-week cycle,
• Weekend rotation is every other weekend,
• No on-call requirements,
• Floating required within the critical care division or Intermediate Care,

Job Requirements

• Active RN license (NC or Compact) required,
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required,
• Minimum 1 year of Cardiac Telemetry or PCU experience, with most recent experience within the last year,
• Skills required include cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring, cardiac strip and rhythm interpretation, arterial line management, drip titration, non-invasive ventilator care, vascular line management, chest tube/drain care, and post-procedure site care,
• Experience with post-EP permanent pacemaker/ICD and post-pulmonary artery thrombectomy care preferred,
• EPIC EMR experience required,
• Last 4 digits of SSN and full date of birth required for consideration,
• At least 1 professional reference dated within the past year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN required,

Additional Information

• Responsible for continuous cardiac monitoring and rhythm interpretation for assigned patients,
• Unit culture is described as positive, team-focused, and high-tech/high-touch,
• Facility and unit orientation includes 36 hours in week one plus a 12-hour departmental orientation shift with an RN preceptor,
• Holiday coverage required for 75% of holidays,
• RTO requests subject to Resource Team approval,
• Royal blue scrub color required,
• Free parking provided,
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply,
• Candidates must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to be considered, as local candidates are not accepted,
• Previous employees must be separated from any AHSE facility for at least 1 year after working a permanent position before returning