Telemetry Unit - Travel Registered Nurse - $2210 per week.

Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Shift: 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM

Experience:

• 12 months of experience with 3 months within the last 12 months.

• 2 years of Telemetry Unit experience.

• Experience with Cerner is required.

• 1 month of acute care experience.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a Michigan license (required for submission).

• This role will require floating to multiple units

• Travel only, local not allowed. Candidates must live >50 miles from facility to be submitted.

• Anyone currently working at this facility cannot be submitted.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Required Skills/Experience: MS/Tele experience is required. Required cardiac monitoring and emergency response skills include interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, telemetry remote monitoring, and use of rapid response/code teams. Required cardiovascular skills include post-cardiac angiogram care, post-MI care, pre-/post-cardiac catheterization care, and sheath removal. Required gastrointestinal skills include feeding tube care and management. Required genitourinary/renal skills include pre-/post-hemodialysis management and management of renal failure. Required IV therapy/phlebotomy skills include blood product administration, central-line care/management, peripheral-line care/management, PICC-line management, and starting and maintaining IVs. Required medication skills include heparin protocols, managing cardiac drips without titration, PCA, and titrating cardiac drips. Required neurological/psychiatric skills include CVA care and substance-withdrawal care. Required skills include surgical drain management. Required respiratory skills include Emerson/PleurEvac chest tubes, high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC), nasal cannula, oxygen administration, and tracheostomy care/management. Required professional skills include isolation precautions/PPE and wound care/Wound VAC.

Preferred Skills/Experience: Preferred skills include cardiac telemetry, temporary/permanent pacemakers, continuous bladder irrigation (CBI), accessing/managing ports, managing vasoactive drips without titration, thrombolytic agents, BiPAP/CPAP management, interpretation of arterial blood gases (ABGs), and non-invasive airway management.

Unit Details: Patient age groups include adults and geriatrics. Patient diagnoses include chest pain, STEMIs, NSTEMIs, and CHF. Cases include pre- and post-cardiac catheterization procedures. The case mix includes trauma surgery, post-bariatric surgery, post-abdominal surgery, post-amputation surgery, urological issues, and overflow medical and cardiac patients. Cardiac drips include nitroglycerin, amiodarone, Cardizem, heparin, and Lasix. Pyxis is used for medication management. Support services include interpretation services, pharmacy, phlebotomy, physical therapy, radiology, rapid response teams, respiratory services, social services, transportation, and a unit secretary. Intensivist and hospitalist coverage is in-house 24/7.

Shift & Scheduling: Weekend coverage is every other weekend. Shifts are non-rotating.

Floating Requirements: Floating to a like unit is required.

14 days maximum time off

2 Charge/Lead/Supervisor references required from within the last 2 years

Proof of identification required

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

• Skills Checklist: Yes
• References: Yes
• License Type: registered
• License State: MI
• Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Basic Life Support, NIH Stroke Scale

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: 1/6
• Shift Type: Night
• Contract Date:
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3