RN - Tele

Registered Nurse

Profession: Nursing Specialty: Telemetry

Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12H Nights Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: 2 years License: Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS Must-Have: 1 year experience in Med Surge, Gastro, Telemetry

Description: Unit has 26 beds. Nurse-to-patient ratios are 1:5 or 1:6. Registered Nurses are required to titrate drips including Heparin, Nitroglycerin, and Cardizem. There is a Charge Nurse on each shift who also takes patients. Patient care technicians assist with a preferred ratio of 1:13. Technicians perform duties such as taking vitals, checking glucose levels, bathing patients, walking patients, monitoring intake and output, and emptying drains. Registered Nurses are required to troubleshoot BiPap, C-Pap, and High Flow Oxygen equipment but do not operate these devices extensively. There are no tele monitor technicians on the unit. Registered Nurses must assess rhythms but are not required to read the strips. Staff have self-scheduling options but must maintain a balanced schedule. Employees are expected to work every other weekend or two weekend shifts within a two-week period. Holiday requirements include working two summer holidays and three winter holidays, which encompasses Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day. There is no call or standby requirement. Floating to other departments may be expected. Scrub color is galaxy blue. There are two shifts of unit-specific orientation. The charting system used is EPIC.