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

Account Manager:
Gabby Medina

Account Manager Email: g

COVID-19 Vaccine:
Not Required

Flu Vaccine:
Required
- Medical/Religious Exemptions Only

Skills:

Accessing/Managing Ports, BiPAP/CPAP management, Blood Product Administration, Cardiac Telemetry, Central line care/management, Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur Evac, Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI), Feeding tube care and management, Heparin Protocols, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Isolation Precautions/PPE, IV insulin protocols, Manage Cardiac drips- no titration, Manage Vasoactive drips-no titration, Management of dysrhythmias, Nasal Cannula, Non-invasive airway management, Oxygen administration, Oxygen tanks, Pacemakers/Temporary/Permanent, PCA, Peripheral Line Care/Management, Phlebotomy, PICC line management, Post Cardiac Angiogram, Post MI, Pre/Post Cardiac Cath, Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery, Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management, Renal failure, Starting and maintaining IVs, Substance Withdrawal, Telemetry, Telemetry - on the unit monitoring, Thrombolytic Agents*, Titrate Cardiac drips, Titrate Vasoactive drips, TR Band, Wound Care/Wound Vac

Unit Details Staffing & Scheduling

Scheduling Type:
Other

Patient Ratios Days: 4

Patient Ratios Nights: 4

Patient Ratios Weekends: 4

Float

Required:

- Call

Required:

- Weekend Coverage:
True

Number of Weekend Shifts Per

Contract:

every other weekend sat and sun

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:
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…