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St Alexius Health Bismarck Medical Center

Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,043 per week

St Alexius Health Bismarck Medical Center, Bismarck, North Dakota, us, 58502


Certification Details

BLS - Basic Life SupportACLS - Advanced Cardiovascular Life SupportJob Requirements

Must have PCU experience & be able to read stripsExperience or 'Must have' skills: Tele/cardiac RN wanted with PCU experience, Epic preferred, ok with first-time travelersRN's required to titrate drips: YesCommon titratable &/or set rate drips: Amio, Cardizem, Heparin, Nitro, Nipride, Lasix, (low dose Dopamine), No LevoRN's required to read their own strips: RN to read and interpretSchedule Information

Shifts & Scheduling: 7a-7p, 7p-7aWeekend Requirements: Every otherHoliday Requirements: Every otherFloating Requirements: All areas as helping hands, PCU for full patient load of PCU, MS for full patient assignment, some ER Holds/boardingUnit Specific Information

Number of Beds: 32Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:4-5, occasional 5-6 on nights, PCU level care overflow on the unit 1:3Common diagnosis/Types of patients: Adults and geriatrics, Cardiac caths, EP studies, pacers, and ETOH, Covid Bipap, occasional general surgical with heart history, medical patients with cardiac history, pneumonia covid, acute on chronic conditions, influenza, sepsisIs there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Yes, both shifts, occasionally take a light load 2-3 patientsAre there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties?: Yes- 1:10 is the goalAre there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Tele portable monitors and monitors in the rooms, and tech at the nurses stationScrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs Provided? Any color scrubsHow many shifts of unit/department-specific orientation? 2- 12 hour shifts, Friday and Saturday of the first week of orientation and on own by that SundayAdditional Details

Bipap, trachs, airvo etc. - RNs required to troubleshootMore of a tele/cardiac unitRadius Rule: 50 miles AND candidates may not be full time, part time, or PRN with any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or DignityRTO needed upfront (7 or less days per 13 week contract). Additional RTO will not be approved, including after submissionsUpdated: 1/26/24