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 *** #Tier2 Travel Compliance RTO Policy:
Max of 7 days of RTO (7+ days requires manager approval, along with any holiday RTO). ALL RTO MUST BE FINALIZED AT TIME OF SUBMISSION No new RTO after submission. NO ADDITIONAL RTO OR SCHEDULE REQUESTS CAN BE REQUESTED POST SUBMISSION, POST OFFER OR POST START/ONSITE No RTO allowed the first week of an assignment. 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