Travel RN - Telemetry

Travel RN - Telemetry

American Traveler is hiring a Telemetry RN for a new Clinical Decision Unit requiring telemetry experience and NIH Stroke Scale certification on a night shift schedule.

Clinical Decision Unit (CDU), a 12-bed adult short-stay observation unit for hemodynamically stable patients

Patient ratio of 5:1

Night shift schedule, 7P-7A, 12-hour shifts with weekend rotation

No on-call requirements

Unit is first to float

Supported by patient care techs, central tele monitoring, and charge nurse

Uses iPhone/iMobile devices, Welch Allyn vital sign machines, Hoyer lifts, vein finders, Pyxis, and Mobilab

Documentation via Meditech

Continuous remote cardiac monitoring with vital signs checked every 4-8 hours

Active KS or compact RN license required

BLS, ACLS, and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications required

Minimum 1 year of recent telemetry nursing experience required

Understanding of basic dysrhythmias and telemetry required

US Social Security Number and date of birth required for consideration

No employment gaps of 90 days or more within the past 12 months

Provide telemetry-level nursing care in a newly opened unit (opened 9/16)

Follows patient experience protocols including bedside shift report, safety rounding, AIDET, and no-pass zone practices

Required uniform is royal blue scrub top with black or blue pants, no T-shirts

Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility, local candidates not accepted

Unit participates in Daisy Award and Orbit Recognition programs