Telemetry, L/D, Emergency and Critical Care RN's will take a proctored Dysrhythmia Test onsite, day one. This is a PASS/FAIL test!
Job Details
A hospital in California is looking for an experienced Tele RN for a travel assignment.
The right candidate will have 2+ years of experience
Hold an active BLS, ACLS and CA license.
Job Requirements
Must have 2-3 years experience in specialty,
They are open to first time travelers
It is a very busy unit with a lot of quick turnovers
They stress the patient experience on the unit and they want someone who knows and understands HCAHPS and core measures
And someone is will be invested in their mission and values, also important the traveler is self-motivated and team oriented
They are very traveler friendly
Schedule Information
Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts in a 4 week schedule, Days - Sat/Sun, - Nights - Fri/Sat
Holidays: Work into perm staff rotation
Shifts: 12 hrs, 6:45-7:15, schedules made out about 2-3 weeks ahead of time initially and then they try to schedule them out 9 weeks in advance, self-scheduling for the most part
Floating: float to Tele - 2Central or Tele - 4West
Floor specific orientation: 1 shift on unit
Unit Specific Information
Unit: IMCU (2 West)
- # beds: 30 beds
- Certs: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
- Ratios: 1 to 3-4
- EMR: Cerner
- Charge Nurse: one charge nurse for all 74 beds (2 West, 4West, and 2 central)
- Nurse Aides: 3 nurse aides to cover all 74 beds of these three units
- Tele: Phillips - they do have monitor tech, nurses must be able to read and interpret, will have to take dysrhythmia exam
- Vents: no, bipap or cpap
- Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: yes
- IV Team: no
- RT 24/7: yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: yes
Common diagnosis / Types of patients: CHF, COPD, Renal failure, pneumonia, will have drips but will not have to titrate