Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $1,434 per week

Company: Chandler Regional Medical Center
Location: Chandler
Posted on: October 22, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• BLS, ACLS, NIHSS certifications required.
• COVID vaccination requirement.
  • Job Details
  • A hospital in Arizona is looking for experienced nurses for a travel contract for their MS/Tele float pool.
  • The right candidate will have 2+ years of current tele experience, an active BLS, ACLS, and AZ license or compact.
  • TRAVELERS MUST BE ABLE TO TITRATE DRIPS!!
  • There will be frequent floating to the sister facility, Mercy Gilbert.
  • Travelers are required to pass a dysrhythmia exam prior to starting (2 max attempts) and will take a pass/fail Sim lab on day 1 of orientation.
  • COVID vaccine is required or declination form with supporting documentation from clergy or MD.
    • Job Requirements
    • 2+ years of current tele experience
    • Active BLS, ACLS, and AZ license or compact
    • Ability to titrate cardiac drips
    • Pass a dysrhythmia exam prior to start (WITH 2 MAX ATTEMPTS)
      • Schedule Information
      • Shifts: 12 hr shifts. 7-7.
      • Floating is required.
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Unit: CV Tele B3A, A3 Neuro, MedSurg C5, MedSurg B2C
        • Ratios: Generally 1:3-4
        • Charge Nurse: Yes, no patient assignment.
        • Techs: PCTs - 1 per every 16 patients.
        • Weekend Requirement: Varies depending on the unit.
        • Scrub Color: Navy
        • Tele: Centralized tele. RNs must be able to interpret EKGs.
        • Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Varies, some units have hospitalist rounds during the day and on call at night.
        • Pharmacy 24/7: Yes
        • Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Varies by unit such as: post cath lab, post vascular procedures, day 2 CABG patients, general tele, Neuro post surgical, post cranis, spine, CVAs post TPA, General MedSurg patients that require tele.
          • Additional Details
          • COVID vaccine is required or declination form with supporting documentation from clergy or MD
          • **Travelers will need to pass a dysrhythmia exam prior to start (WITH 2 MAX ATTEMPTS), within 48 hours of offer.
          • **There is also a pass/fail Sim Lab on day one of orientation (study guides will be provided with first day instructions).
          • If traveler fails Sim, they will be sent home and made a DNU
          • ***Will float between all Tele and MedSurg units****

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