Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,233 per week

Company: Yavapai Regional Medical Center - West
Location: Prescott
Posted on: October 19, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• ACLS, BLS
  • Job Details
  • Hospital in AZ in need of RNs to float between PCU, Tele, and Med Surg.
  • Must have 2 years experience in med/tele and 1 year PCU.
  • Nurse:Patient Ratios: PCU 1:4 MedSurg Tele 1:5-6.
  • Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Geriatric patients, ortho patients, strong cath lab program so post procedural patients, caring for groin sites in stepdown unit. Post MI, post Cardiac Cath. CABG post-op day 3-4.
  • Experience or 'Must have' skills: at least 1 year in PCU setting.
  • Are RNs required to titrate drips?: Yes
  • Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Heparin, Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Insulin.
  • Travelers must be comfortable managing the majority of these drips.
  • Charge Nurse/House Supervisor? Does the charge nurse take an assignment?: Each unit will have a charge nurse, will not take assignments.
  • RT Equipment (vents, Cpap, BiPap, etc): CPAP or Bipap at night in MedSurg. BiPAP, CPAP and Heated High flow in PCU.
  • Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips?: Stepdown, monitors on the unit. Monitor techs monitor PCU and Medsurg Tele. Nurses must be able to interpret strips.
    • Job Requirements
    • current state license
    • ACLS/BLS certifications
    • Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS
      • Schedule Information
      • Shifts & Scheduling: 7-7 for AM and PM.
      • Scheduler for float pool will make the schedule.
      • Schedule is published 6 weeks out for 4 weeks at a time.
      • Travelers will need to be flexible.
      • Night shift will try to accommodate for block scheduling.
      • Weekend Requirements: Every Other
      • Holiday Requirements: Will include travelers in perm staff rotation.
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Distance between campuses is around 20-25 minutes.
          • Additional Details
          • Unit/Department: Float Pool
          • What units are included in the float pool: MedSurg Tele and PCU across both campuses.
          • Are there nurse aids on this unit/Ratios: Will utilize nurse aids in all settings.
          • Scrub Color/Dress Code: Currently - solid color professional scrubs. October will align with Dignity guideline which will be Navy scrubs.
          • Unit/Department specific orientation: 8 hour day of general hospital orientation, 12 hour shift at West MedTele and 12 hour shift at PCU at West. East campus is similar and smaller, easy to navigate.

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