RN - Telemetry

RN - Telemetry

Position / Specialty:
Tele/Step-Down

Start date:

3-4 weeks out per compliance tier

Ratios: 1:4-5

Years of experience REQ: 2

Weekend REQ: every other

Certs REQ: ACLS, BLS

Is on-call REQ? (Y/N):
No

Will clinician float within scope to meet facility needs? Yes

Open to accommodating block schedule? (Y/N):
No

Locals accepted: (Y/N):
No, 75 mile radius

Pending License accepted: (Y/N):
Yes

RTO Restrictions: please, no more than 7 days of RTO per 13 week contract

Guaranteed

Hours:

Yes

Special Requirements:
Telemetry/step-down experience required.

Type of Facility:
Short Term Acute Care

Magnet / Teaching / Level Trauma (if applicable):
Magnet & Teaching Hospital / Level I Trauma Center

Total Staffed Beds: 1,273

Scrub Color:
Navy Blue

Charting: EPIC

Parking Cost: $15/day or $70/month

Patient Age Groups:
Adults

Daily Census: 32

Number of Visits Per Day: 32

Number of Beds: 32

Interdisciplinary Support:
Physical Therapy, Respiratory Services, Interpretation Services, Radiology, Social Services, Lift Teams, Rapid Response Teams, Pharmacy, Transportation

Patient Diagnoses:

• CHF
• Arrhythmias/A-fib/A-flutter
• ACS-STEMI/NSTEMI
• Heart Valve Disease
• CAD
• Pulmonary Hypertension
• Hypertensive Crisis
• Chest pain/Shortness of breath/Syncope
• Pacemaker/AICD Malfunction
• Acute Renal failure
• Care of the Pulmonary HTN patient

Special Procedures/Unit Details:

• Cardiac Catheterization
• Pacemaker/AICD Placement
• Echocardiogram
• Treadmill Stress test
• Nuclear Stress Test
• Cardiac MRI/CT
• Cardioversion/Ablation
• Carotid Doppler
• Pulmonary Function Test
• Anti-arrhythmic Drug Loading

Special Equipment:

• *** SCREEN if missing any required skills ***
• *** Relias EKG test is required ***

License Information:

• MO:
  Submit without license OK; requires MO or compact (no issuance if tied to another compact state).
• IL:
  License in hand required at time of submittal.
• Compact:
  Must match permanent residence otherwise submit for update + confirm ETA.

Radius/Local Rules:

• No local candidates accepted within 75 mile radius.
• No local travelers allowed, except for Patient Care Technicians, Certified Nurse Assistants, and Medical Assistants.

Tenure Policy / Returning Staff and Tenure Policy (excluding Interim Leadership and RNFA roles): 18 months with a 3-month break in service required.

Permanent employees (across BJC and/or Saint Lukes) must wait 1 year before returning to any BJC facility as a traveler.

Floating:
All travelers will float within service line.

Contract Details:
Confirm shift in submittal (e.g., 3x12, 4x12, etc.). Please note, contract length is firm.

Booking Rules: BJC does not permit contractors to sign a contract and subsequently cancel it in order to accept another BJC assignment. Contractors are expected to fulfill the terms of their signed agreement in full. Mid-contract cancellations for the purpose of booking a different BJC assignment are not allowed. If a contract is canceled at the contractor’s discretion, they must complete an assignment elsewhere before being considered for a new BJC opportunity.

Compliance Deadlines/Requirements:
Compliance deadline is 3pm CST on the Monday of the week before initial start date. Fit testing:
* Travelers must have facial hair that allows for proper testing or will be expected to shave. No exceptions

Certifications:

For Barnes-Jewish Hospital location only: ACLS Required All RNs (except Behavioral Health, Case Manager & Outpatient) are required to obtain ACLS by compliance hard document deadline. Certifications not required at time of submittal unless otherwise noted in the job description. Labs:
Labs must be completed within 48-72 hours of signing Modules:
Modules are billable up to 16 hours at $20/hr modules are completed pre-start, they are required for RNs and LVS and do not differ per specialty Modules are completed through Work Ramp and uploaded to compliance report Modules should be started within 1 week of signed contract, and MUST be completed 2 Fridays prior to the start date to avoid a delay in starting