Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $1,828 per week
Company: Yavapai Regional Medical Center - West
Location: Prescott
Posted on: October 20, 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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