Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,345 per week

Certification Details BLS ACLS NIHSS CA License Job Details A hospital in California is looking for an experienced Telemetry nurse for a travel contract. Job Requirements The right candidate will have 2 full years of experience. Must be able to read & interpret all cardiac rhythms. Schedule Information Shifts: 12's 7 - 7:30. Block scheduling allowed if the needs of the unit are met, but not guaranteed. Weekend Requirement: 4 shifts out of 4 week schedule. Floating: Travelers are the 1st to float. Unit Specific Information Unit: 4W Telemetry beds: 31 beds (11 private & 10 semi-private) Certs: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS are required Ratios: 1 to 4 EMR: Cerner Additional Details Charge Nurse: Shift Manager & a Resource Nurse Nurse Aides: Yes - 2 on days & 1 on nights Weekend shifts for nights are Fri/Sat & Sat Sun for days Travelers are expected to work into the perm staff holiday rotation schedule (1 major holiday & 1 minor holiday) Tele: Phillips Vents: Cpap or Bipap (per RT) Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes - on call after hours IV Team: No RT 24/7: Yes Pharmacy 24/7: Yes & Omnicell Floor specific orientation: 1-2 shifts w/ preceptor Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Post pacer, hemodialysis, no cardiac/surgical patients, new onset afib, or RVR. CP sent out. Stepdown from ICU, surgical patients, urology patients: Cystoscopy. Oncology patients would transfer if they have cardiac problems to be monitored. Rare ortho patients. Some correctional patients (federal not State), strokes, TBI, high acuity, heavy patients, a lot of patients with bedsores, about 1/3 from nursing homes, peg tubes, sepsis, etc