RN - MS Tele

Profession: Nursing

Specialty: Medical Surgical/Tele

Duration: 13 weeks

Shift: 12-Hour Nights

Hours per Shift: 12

Experience: Minimum 1 year of experience

License: Valid Nursing License Required

Certifications: BLS, ACLS Required

Must-Have: Experience with cardiac drips preferred; NIHSS preferred

Description:

Looking for a Med Surg/Tele RN to work night shifts.

The position is for 13 weeks.

The schedule is .

Guaranteed hours are 36 hours per week.

Block scheduling is not guaranteed.

Candidates must have at least 2 years of experience.

BLS and ACLS certifications are required.

NIHSS certification is preferred.

The unit has 19 beds with nurse-patient ratios of 1:3-5 on days and nights.

Common diagnoses include A-fib with rapid ventricular response, respiratory distress, weakness, urosepsis, and extended recoveries from total hip, knee, and hernia repairs.

Pediatric patients are not included.

Experience with cardiac drips is highly preferred.

RNs are required to set rate only for drips.

Common titratable or set-rate drips include Cardizem, Amiodarone, and Heparin.

There are tele/monitor techs on this unit through remote central monitoring.

The monitor tech reads and RNs verify three times per shift.

Charge nurses take a patient load on both shifts.

There is potential for the traveler to take a charge nurse role based on experience and staffing needs.

Each shift has one nurse aid and a unit secretary on most days.

Available respiratory equipment includes O2 and CPAP.

BIPAP will typically be shipped out.

Every other weekend is required.

Holidays will also require work if necessary.

There is no call or standby requirement.

Clean and professional scrubs are required, but there is no specific color.

A unit-specific orientation with a preceptor is provided for 1-2 shifts.

The charting system used is Tru Bridge - Evident.

A BSN is not required for this position.