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Salem Hospital

Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,167 per week

Salem Hospital, Salem, Massachusetts, us, 01971


Certification Details

Certifications Required: Active ACLS & BLS certification; Telemetry certification.Job Details

*** M/S Tele RN Nights & EOW – 36hrs. ****** MUST BE ABLE TO READ TELE STRIPS ***Unit Name: Davenport 8.Brief Unit Description: Davenport 8 is a thirty-seven (37) bed medical telemetry unit. Patients may be admitted from the E.S., transferred in from other units within the hospital or directly admitted by a physician. Patients on Cardizem drips, Nitroglycerin drips, Lasix drips and Heparin drips. Post pacemaker and post Cardiac Cath patients both with and without interventions are cared for. NSTEMI patients are also taken in.Clinician to Patient Ratio: The RN to patient ratio on day and evening is 1:4 max of 5. The night shift is 1:5-6. Day shift on weekdays includes a Charge RN without a patient assignment.Patient Population: Davenport 8's primary diagnosis is CHF, Atrial Fibrillation, Pulmonary Embolus, and pneumonia. Patients with ETOH, dementia with Cardiac co-morbidities, and occasionally surgical patients if other units do not have a bed.Bed Count: 37 beds with various room types including one negative pressure room.Census: 37.EMR (Charting System): EPIC.Job Requirements

Years of Experience Required: 2 years.Floating Required: Travelers are required to float to applicable units when needed.Rotating Shifts Required: Day Rotators may be rotated between (7a-7p, 11a-11p or 7p-7a) when needed. Rotation frequency is usually low. Night positions do not rotate.Skill Sets Required: Knowledge on cardiac drips and ability to interpret Tele Strips. Nursing care for patients post cardiac catheterization and pacemaker is needed but not required.Schedule Information

Shifts: Nights & end-of-week, 36 hours per week.Unit Specific Information

Topologies treated primarily include CHF, atrial fibrillation, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, ETOH, and dementia with cardiac co-morbidities.Additional Details

A completed primary COVID-19 vaccination series approved by the FDA or WHO is required.No exemptions or waivers for vaccination will be considered.Documentation of measles, mumps, rubella vaccines or proof of immunity via blood test with a specific vaccine requirement if the titer result shows non-immunity or low immunity is needed.