RN - Telemetry

RN - Telemetry

Hard stop: Prior travel experience and comfortable managing each of the continuous IV medications below. 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: 1 year; 1st timers 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; TR Bands as well as EVERYTHING under the Med/Surg umbrella, 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 push back 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. Locals accepted - Same rate.

Note: Number of non-billable orientation (NBO) hours is determined by contract length (ex 8hrs for 8 week assignment; 19hrs for 19 week assignment)

Modified time: 7/20/2026 12:00:00 AM

Account manager: Marcelynne Durmiendo

Account manager email: View email address on click.appcast.io

COVID-19 vaccine: Not required

Flu vaccine: Unknown

Submittals:

High job requirements & qualifications

Previous charge experience: Preferred

Years of experience: 1

Patient ratio experience: 6

Charting system experience: Preferred

Charting system name: Epic

Community hospital experience: - LTAC experience: - Trauma level I experience: - Trauma level II experience: - Travel experience required: Yes

Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS

Skills: Accessing/Managing Ports*, BiPAP/CPAP management*, Blood product administration, Cardiac telemetry, Central line care/management, Feeding tube care and management*, Heparin protocols, High flow nasal cannula (HFNC)*, Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Manage cardiac drips- no titration, Manage vasoactive drips-no titration, Management of dysrhythmias, MS/Tele*, Nasal cannula*, PCU/DOU/IMC/Stepdown*, Peripheral line care/management, Phlebotomy*, PICC line management*, Pre/Post cardiac cath, Starting and maintaining IVs*, Telemetry, Titrate cardiac drips, Titrate vasoactive drips, Titration of insulin drips*, TR band, Use of rapid response/code teams, HARD STOP: Manage drips - See unit details

Unit details

Staffing & scheduling

Scheduling type: Other

Patient ratios days: 5

Patient ratios nights: 5

Patient ratios weekends: 6

Float required: To like units

Call required: - Weekend coverage: True

Number of weekend shifts per contract: Around 6 - Typically EOW. Perm staff get scheduled first and the travelers fill in the gaps

Pre-approved time off: One

Orientation hours: 36

Facility & patient care details

Patient age groups: Adults, geriatrics

Daily census: 32

Number of visits per day: -

Number of rooms: -

Number of beds: -

Additional unit information

Interdisciplinary support: Respiratory services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, transportation

Patient diagnoses: Overflow IMCU, Arrhythmia management, Cardioversion, Cardiac CHF, Chest pain, Renal, Pulmonary (COPD, empysema, 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

Special procedures/unit details: *** HARD STOP: Must have experience with drips listed below:

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

Diuretics: Bumex, Lasix

Anticoagulants: Aggrastat, Argatroban, Heparin

Insulin drips

Basic arrhythmia knowledge, hemodynamic monitoring and care of pts post PCI is a must as well as EVERYTHING under the Med/Surg umbrella

6 min walk

TR bands

Special equipment: RT 24/7- High flow, BiPap

Telemetry competency exam required

#Tier1 travel compliance Piedmont submission rules:

Local candidates: Accepted at same bill rate

RN licensure: GA or Compact license required at time of submission

Internal return rule: Perm/Per Diem/FCSS must be away from all Piedmont facilities for 1 full year before applying as a traveler

Return travelers: If cancel or facility DNR, traveler must complete one assignment outside Piedmont before reapplying + ensure profile reflects all time worked at Piedmont Health

RTO policy: ALL RTO MUST BE FINALIZED AT TIME OF SUBMISSION NO RTO OR SCHEDULE REQUESTS CAN BE REQUESTED POST OFFER OR ONSITE

Max RTO: 7 days per contract

Holiday RTO: Holidays (6) - Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Day, New Year’s Eve/Day

If 1 2 holidays fall during assignment: No holiday RTO can be requested

If 3 holidays fall during assignment: 1 holiday RTO may be considered

Compliance: Onboarding: Must complete core items/labs within 48 hours of contract signing

Deadline: All compliance documents due Tuesday