Registered Nurse - Cardiac Tele

Cardiac Drips and Required Experience

Hard stop: prior travel experience and experience managing continuous IV medications below required. Please confirm experience upon submission to avoid delays.

Cardiac drips: Amiodarone, Cardizem, Dobutamine, Dopamine, Milrinone, Nitroglycerin

Diuretics: Bumex, Lasix

Anticoagulants: Aggrastat, Argatroban, Heparin

Insulin drips

Minimum experience: 2 years - first time travelers not accepted

Patient population: adults to geriatrics

Certifications required: BLS, ACLS

General skills and work setting requirements: overflow IMCU; arrhythmia management; cardioversion, cardiac CHF, chest pain, renal, pulmonary (COPD, pulmonary edema) PE, DVT cardiac arrhythmias (stable A-Fib, SVT, bradycardia) surgical (cholecystectomy, appy's, chest tubes, biliary drains). Occasional vascular patients, post cardiac cath, TR bands, DKA. Occasional ortho or CVA patient overflow. These patients are transferred as soon as possible to appropriate unit. Will need: TR bands as well as everything under the med surg umbrella including basic arrhythmia knowledge.

Ratio/census: 1:5-6; 32 beds

Unit systems: Epic (preferred), Pyxis, SBAR

Scrub color: navy blue

RTO: maximum of 7 days per contract

Weekends: typically every other weekend though perm staff get scheduled first and the travelers fill in the gaps as needed

Floating: yes, within the facility/scope of practice as needed

Call requirements: call is rare, response time is 2 hours. Travelers typically do not get Precedex, this is for core staff to manage

Holidays: if one major holiday falls in his/her assignment period, the traveler is expected to work it. If two major holidays fall in his/her assignment period, the traveler is expected to work both of the holidays. If three major holidays fall in his/her assignment period, the traveler is expected to work two of the holidays. Major holidays are listed below: Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, New Years Eve/New Years Day

Compliance: full compliance required to start on time; if not compliant in time the pushback is 2 weeks due to bi-weekly orientation schedule. Client offer - candidate will be reviewed by clinical to determine clinical fit, if clinical pass and within Piedmont guidelines, candidate will be sent to the manager for final decision. Clinical screens will be sent on case-by-case basis.