**Job Title:** Registered Nurse (RN)
**Job Specialty:** Telemetry
**Job Duration:** 13-week assignment
**Shift:** 19:00-07:00
**Guaranteed Hours:** Not specified
**Experience:** Minimum of 2 years
**License:** Valid RN license
**Certifications:** ACLS, BLS, NIH Stroke Scale
**Must-Have:** Cardiac knowledge preferred
**Job Description:**
- Work in a 30-bed telemetry unit with a patient ratio of 5-6:1.
- Collaborate with unit clerks during the day, 2-3 PCTs day and night, nursing supervisors, and hospitalists.
- Utilize equipment such as Welch Allyn vitals neuron, Novameter glucose, and Philips Telemetry and MP2s.
- Document using the Meditech-HCA version system.
- Manage medications with WOW med drawers and PyxisES dispensing system.
- Schedule will include the equivalent of every other weekend (4 weekend shifts in a 4-week schedule).
- May float to other M/S areas, including general MS, Ortho, PCU, and M/S surgical with oncology based on skill mix needs.
- Engage in bedside and hourly rounding, reporting known needs to PCTs, and checking the department's focus areas using the glass board and other available resources.
- Must have advanced skills in Heparin, Cardizem, Dobutamine, Dopamine, and Amiodarone drips.
- Perform unit procedures such as chest tube management, wound vac management, and ad lib EKGs.
- Follow NO PASS ZONE policy for bed alarms, call lights, and IV alarms.
- Adhere to dress code: RN in navy and CNA/PCT in ceil blue scrub set, with optional jacket. Shirts underneath may be white, blue, grey, or black, with no graphics. No artificial or gel nails or gel nail polish.
- Shared Governance is available on the unit and facility.
- Participate in a supportive environment with experienced charge nurses and opportunities for recognition through awards and nominations.