Travel RN - Telemetry

Travel RN - Telemetry

American Traveler

Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

$2,308.89/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Telemetry RN for a short-term acute care hospital, requiring CT/compact RN license and 2 years of telemetry experience.

Details

• Work in the Telemetry unit of a short-term acute care hospital with 426 staffed beds
• Level II Trauma Center
• Post-op patient population including CABG, TAVR, general surgery, bariatric, and thoracic cases
• Patient ratio of 1:5
• Day shift schedule (3x12 hours, 0700-1930)
• Every other weekend required plus holiday rotation per department needs
• Floating required, including to the Milford Campus as needed
• Charting performed in Epic

Requirements

• Active RN license (CT or compact) required
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of telemetry nursing experience required
• Skilled in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and use of rapid response/code teams
• Experience with central line, peripheral line, and PICC line care/management
• Experience with chest tube management (Emerson/PleurEvac) and tracheostomy care
• Experience managing cardiac and vasoactive drips (no titration)
• Wound care/wound vac experience
• Experience with pre/post cardiac surgery and TAVR patients
• 1 professional reference required

Additional Information

• Provide telemetry monitoring and post-surgical nursing care across multiple specialty populations
• Royal blue scrubs required
• Part of the Yale New Haven Health System with free parking available
• Flu vaccine required with no declinations accepted
• COVID vaccine and booster required, with religious/medical exemptions only
• Up to 7 days of RTO can be auto-approved
• Local candidates not accepted; must reside outside a 75-mile radius of the hospital
• Former permanent staff must have been separated for at least 2 years to be considered as a traveler
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12