Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry - $2,106 per week

Company: Decatur Memorial Hospital
Location: Decatur
Posted on: October 24, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• Certs REQ: ACLS, BLS, NIH required.
  • Job Details
  • Position / Specialty: Telemetry RN
  • Shift: Days (0600-1830)
  • 20 rooms/beds on unit. 1:5 ratios for all shifts.
  • Years of experience REQ: Minimum 2 years' experience required.
  • First-timers accepted: Yes.
  • Weekend REQ: Will work weekends as needed for the department.
    • Job Requirements
    • Years of experience REQ: Minimum 2 years' experience required.
    • Required Work Setting Experience: MS/Tele, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry.
    • Required Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response Skills/Experience: Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry -on the unit monitoring, Use of Rapid Response Teams.
    • Required Cardiovascular Case Skills/Experience: Post Cardiac Angiogram, Post MI, Pre/Post Cardiac Cath, Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery, TR Band.
    • Required Gastrointestinal Case Skills/Experience: Feeding tube care and management.
    • Required Genitourinary/Renal Case Skills/Experience: Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management, Renal failure.
    • Required IV therapy/Phlebotomy Skills/Experience: Accessing Ports, Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Phlebotomy, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Starting IVs.
    • Required Medication Experience/Skills: Heparin Protocols, Manage Cardiac drips- no titration, Manage Vasoactive drips-no titration, PCA, Procedural Sedation Administration, Titrate Cardiac drips, Titrate Vasoactive drips.
    • Surgical drain experience required.
    • Required Respiratory Case Skills/Experience: Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleur-evac, External CPAP/BIPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Interpretation of ABGs, Nasal Cannula, Oxygen face masks, Portable Oxygen tank, Non-invasive airway management, Tracheostomy Management.
    • Required Professional Topics and Skills: Isolation Precautions, Wound Care/Wound Vac.
    • Code blue/rapid response experience preferred.
    • Cerner experience preferred.
    • Must have active IL license in hand to apply.
      • Schedule Information
      • Shift: Days (0600-1830)
      • Weekend REQ: Will work weekends as needed for the department.
        • Unit Specific Information
        • 20 rooms/beds on unit. 1:5 ratios for all shifts.
          • Additional Details
          • RTO Restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days.
          • Guaranteed Hours: Client may call off up to 36 hours per thirteen-week assignment without paying for the cancelled hours.

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