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Parkridge Medical Center

Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $1,754 per week

Parkridge Medical Center, Chattanooga, Tennessee, United States, 37450


Certification Details

Certifications: BLS/ACLS/NIHCertifications Required: ACLSJob Details

Hospital: Parkridge Medical CenterUnit Name: 3West CardiacGeneral InformationHospital Specifics-Job Requirements

Requested Skill Set: Cardiac knowledge preferredMust have: ACLS/BLSAdvanced skills needed: Knowledge of Heparin, Cardizem, Dobutamine, Dopamine, and Amiodarone dripsProcedures performed on unit: Chest Tube management, wound vac management, EKGs ad libSchedule Information

Scheduling requirements: equivalent of every other weekend (4 weekend shifts/4-week schedule)Floating policy: other M/S areas: general MS, Ortho, PCU (Progressive Care Unit), M/S surgical w oncology. We rotate unless skill mix is needed.Patient Experience requirements: Bedside Rounding, Hourly Rounding with 5Ps checked. Reporting to PCTs of known needs at beginning and during shifts, Check glass board for dept focus areas, Scrolling video kiosk available as well as email for update references.Unit Specific Information

Number of Beds: 30Patient Ratio: 5-6 : 1Unit staffing description - Unit clerk on days, 2-3 PCTs day & night, Nursing Supervisor, HospitalistsType of equipment: Welch Allyn vitals neuron, Novameter glucose, Philips Telemetry and MP2sDocumentation system: Meditech-HCA versionMedications: WOW with med drawers, PyxisES dispensing systemPatient Experience requirements: Bedside Rounding, Hourly Rounding with 5Ps checked. Reporting to PCTs of known needs at beginning and during shifts, Check glass board for dept focus areas, Scrolling video kiosk available as well as email for update references.Dress Code: RN- Navy and CNA/PCT- ceil blue scrub set and jacket (if desired). May wear white, blue, grey, or black tshirt underneath if desired- no graphics. No artificial or gel nails or gel nail polishUnit Guidelines/Policies: Documentation of telemetry application, acknowledging rhythm strips and place in chart each shift. NO PASS ZONE for bed alarms, call lights, and IV alarms, etc.Awards/Recognition: Parkridge Medical Center page has many photos, stories, and videos, Daisy and Bee Awards, iHEAL nominationsAny additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment: We have Charge Nurses with 12, 16-, and 39-year seniority on dayshift and 15+ on nightshift. Shared Governance per units and facility.