Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,124 per week Job Listing at St Lukes Meridian Medical Center in Meridian, ID (Job ID 6192123-2024-10-27)

Description

Certification Details
• ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
• Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
• Common diagnosis: CHF, NSTEMI, STEMI, Stroke, Sepsis, Diabetes, CAD, Renal Failure, Respiratory Failure, Pneumothorax, post cath lab patients

Job Details
• A hospital in Idaho is in need of Telemetry RN's to work a 13 week travel assignment.
• The Tele nurses will be working 12 hour shifts, nights or days are available.
• The hospital is wanting someone to start ASAP.

Job Requirements
• Must have 2 years experience as a Tele nurse.
• Must have cardiac drip experience (see below), NIH stroke assessment experience, post cath recovery and chest tube experience.
• Experience with TR bands and Fem stops is ideal.

Schedule Information
• Shifts & Scheduling: 0700-1930 and 1900-0730.
• We place travelers in needed slots, try to work with their requests but priority is meeting needs.
• We do allow for trades with peers.
• We do not do block scheduling.
• Weekend Requirements: Yes – travelers will fill in the needs.
• Holiday Requirements: Yes – travelers fill in needs.

Unit Specific Information
• Unit: Tele
• Beds: 27 will be adding 10 more beds in June.
• Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:4

Additional Details
• Are RN's required to titrate drips: No
• Common titratable: Will commonly see set rate diltiazem and amiodarone. No epi or nitro on this floor.
• Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit: Tele techs on floor until June, then they will centralize off site.
• RNs required to read and interpret: Will read and document every 6 hours. Currently using SpaceLab monitors, transitioning to Philips.
• Charge Nurse/House Supervisor: Yes we have both- will not take patients.
• Are there Nurse Aides on this unit/Ratios: Yes 1:8/9.
• RT/Equipment: CPAP, BiPAP, high flow- RT will manage.
• Is there Call or a Standby requirement: No.
• Floating Requirements: Will float to like units and Med/Surg at times. May also float to Boise Medical Center and Nampa Medical Center to like units and MedSurg if needed. May also float to ICU if experienced.
• Scrub Color: Any as long as they are clean, well kept, and professional.
• Department Specific Orientation: System onboarding then 2 orientation shifts.