Travel RN - Telemetry

Travel RN - Telemetry

American Traveler

Salem, Massachusetts, United States

Position ID: P-763500

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$2,167.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

American Traveler is hiring a Med/Surg Telemetry RN for a 36-hour rotating schedule requiring active MA RN licensure and tele strip interpretation skills.

37-bed Medical Telemetry unit admitting patients from the ED, transfers, or direct physician admission

Patient population includes CHF, Atrial Fibrillation, Pulmonary Embolism, Pneumonia, EtOH, and Dementia with cardiac co-morbidities, plus occasional surgical patients

Manages patients on Cardizem, Nitroglycerin, Lasix, and Heparin drips, as well as NSTEMI, post-pacemaker, and post-cardiac cath lab patients

RN to patient ratio is 1:4 (max 5) on Day/Evening shifts and 1:5-6 on Nights

Day shift includes a dedicated Charge RN without a patient assignment on weekdays

36 hours per week on a rotating schedule (7a-7p, 11a-11p, or 7p-7a) with every other weekend required

Night shift positions do not rotate

Floating required to applicable units as needed

Uses EPIC for charting

Active MA RN license required (conditional/pending licenses not accepted)

AHA BLS and ACLS certification required

Telemetry certification required

Minimum 2 years of RN experience in one location plus 2 years of travel RN experience required

Ability to read and interpret telemetry strips required

Knowledge of cardiac drips required

Experience with post-cardiac catheterization and post-pacemaker patient care preferred but not required

Flu vaccine required with no religious or medical exemptions allowed

Provide direct patient care on a busy medical telemetry unit including cardiac drip management and post-procedural monitoring

Free on-site parking is available for this position

Local candidates accepted with a 60-mile radius rule from the facility in Boston, at a reduced rate