Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,569 per week

Certification Details BLS ACLS NIHSS Job Details A hospital in California is looking for an experienced Telemetry nurse for a travel contract. The right candidate will have 2 full years of experience. Job Requirements Hold an active BLS certification Hold an active ACLS certification Hold an active NIHSS certification Hold an active California License Schedule Information Shifts: 12's 7 - 7:30 Weekend Requirement: 4 shifts out of 4 week schedule Holidays: Travelers are expected to work into the perm staff holiday rotation schedule (1 major holiday & 1 minor holiday) Block scheduling allowed if the needs of the unit are met, but not guaranteed. Unit Specific Information Telemetry (4W) Additional Details Unit: 4W Telemetry # beds: 31 beds (11 private & 10 semi-private) Ratios: 1 to 4 EMR: Cerner Charge Nurse: Shift Manager & a Resource Nurse Nurse Aides: Yes - 2 on days & 1 on nights Scrub Color: Navy blue. If you wear a scrub jacket it also must be navy. If you wear an undershirt underneath your scrub top it must be navy, white, or black. Tele: Phillips *Must be able to read & interpret all cardiac rhythms 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 Floating: Travelers are the 1st to float. Could possibly float between MSW & MHB because they are under the same license, travelers may float between the two. They would float to 2W MedSurg remote tele, MedSurg SW, some to ICU for tele MS hold, or ER holds. 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.

Created: 2025-03-03