Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry in Reno, NV

Registered Nurse (RN) | Telemetry
Location: Reno, NV
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

TravelNurseSource is working with Concentric Healthcare Staffing to find a qualified Telemetry RN in Reno, Nevada, 89521!

Job Title

Registered Nurse (RN) – Telemetry

Location

Reno, Nevada

Schedule / Job Type

Contract (13 Weeks) | Full-Time | Onsite | Days | 3x12-Hour Shifts | 36 Hours Weekly Guaranteed | No Call Requirements

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients utilizing the nursing process including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Monitor and manage a patient population that includes CHF, alcohol withdrawal, NSTEMI, sepsis, dysrhythmias, pneumonia, COPD, and post-procedure patients (pacemakers, ablations, cath lab, and patients downgraded from ICU)
• Administer and monitor non-titratable cardiac medication drips including Cardizem, Lasix, and Nitroglycerin
• Identify and measure cardiac rhythm strips as part of ongoing telemetry monitoring
• Coordinate care across a multidisciplinary team in a collaborative, patient-centered environment
• Float as needed to intensive care units, medical-surgical units, or other departments up to competency level; may be required to work major holidays and pick up additional shifts as needed

Required Qualifications

• Active Nevada RN license required prior to start date
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of telemetry nursing experience
• Must pass a telemetry competency exam, including identification and measurement of rhythm strips, prior to assignment (failure of exam may result in contract termination)
• Ability to meet the cognitive and psychosocial competency standards specific to adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience caring for post-procedure cardiac patients including those following ablations, pacemaker placements, and open-heart surgery step-down
• Prior travel nursing experience in a high-volume, fast-paced acute care environment
• Familiarity with ICU-level patient care for telemetry-appropriate assignments

Why Join Us

• Work within a nationally recognized, high-acuity facility operating at a Level II Trauma Center with Stroke accreditation and an 800-bed inpatient capacity serving a large regional population
• Join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team committed to clinical excellence and exceptional patient-centered care

About Concentric Healthcare Staffing

Founded and headquartered in Scottsdale, AZ, Concentric Healthcare Staffing specializes in healthcare employment with an emphasis in nursing and allied health. Our passion is to develop partnerships with our clients and become an integral part of your staffing solution. Concentric representatives understand your need for continuity of care and work to ensure that every staffing solution we provide is as unique as your facility.

To provide the skilled and talented personnel that today’s medical field demands, Concentric Healthcare offers a top flight registry service that provides staff 24/7. Your facility can enhance their recruiting process by taking advantage of the temporary, temp-to-hire, and direct placement services of our fully screened professionals.

Concentric Healthcare is proud to be recognized by the Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO) with the JCAHO Gold Seal of Approval for the Health Care Staffing Services program. JCAHO certification acknowledges compliance with the Joint Commission’s national set of consensus-based quality standards and demonstrates a commitment to excellence in providing health care staffing.

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