Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $1,427 per week

Certification Details ACLS, BLS certifications required Nurse:Patient Ratios: PCU 1:4 MedSurg Tele 1:5-6. Job Details Hospital in AZ in need of RNs to float between PCU, Tele, and Med Surg. Must have 2 years experience in med/tele and 1 year PCU. Job Requirements current state license ACLS/BLS certifications Schedule Information Shifts & Scheduling: 7-7 for AM and PM. Schedule is published 6 weeks out for 4 weeks at a time. Travelers will need to be flexible. Night shift will try to accomodate for block scheduling. Weekend Requirements: Every Other Holiday Requirements: Will include travelers in perm staff rotation. Unit Specific Information Nurses will float between PCU, Tele, and Med Surg across both campuses and would include inpatients holding in ED. Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Geriatric patients, ortho patients, strong cath lab program so post procedural patients, caring for groin sites in stepdown unit. Experience or 'Must have' skills: at least 1 year in PCU setting. Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Heparin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Insulin. Charge Nurse/House Supervisor details Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios: Will utilize nurse aids in all settings. RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc): CPAP or Bipap at night in MedSurg. BiPAP, CPAP and Heated High flow in PCU Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips?: Stepdown, monitors on the unit. Monitor techs monitor PCU and Medsurg Tele. Nurses must be able to interpret strips. How are units assigned? i.e. via text message, daily sheet assignments, set schedule?: They will be notified 2 hours prior to the start of their shift by text message from the staffing office. Scrub Color/Dress Code: Currently - solid color professional scrubs. October will align with Dignity guideline which will be Navy scrubs. Unit/Department specific orientation: 8 hour day of general hospital orientation, 12 hour shift at West MedTele and 12 hour shift at PCU at West. East campus is similar and smaller, easy to navigate.