Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Cardiac Telemetry position requiring a minimum of 2 years of experience, with proficiency in telemetry interpretation, cardiac procedures, and night shift availability.

Details

• Hospital-based Cardiac Telemetry unit caring for patients with diagnoses such as Congestive Heart Failure, arrhythmias, and post-cardiac catheterization
• Patient population includes pre/post cardiac cath, pre/post cardiac surgery, and hemodynamic monitoring cases
• Patient ratio of 1:6–7
• Cardiac drips in use include Dobutamine, Amiodarone, Cardizem (Diltiazem), Milrinone, and Dopamine
• Specialized procedures include sheath pulls, TR Bands, and Femstop
• Documents using Epic; medications dispensed via Pyxis; SBAR used for communication
• 12-hour night shifts (18:45–07:15), 3 shifts per week (36 hours/week)
• Contract length of 13–26 weeks
• Every other weekend requirement (approximately 5–6 weekend shifts per contract)
• Floating required as needed — potential to float every shift
• Self-scheduling per unit needs

Requirements

• Active NC or Compact RN license currently in hand
• Current ACLS certification required
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Telemetry AND PCU/DOU/IMC/Step-Down experience required
• Proficiency in cardiac dysrhythmia interpretation and remote monitoring required
• Experience with pre/post cardiac cath, pre/post cardiac surgery, and sheath removal required
• Skills required include port access, blood product administration, central line/care management, PICC line management, and cardiac drip titration (Diltiazem and Amiodarone)
• Charge nurse experience preferred
• Must pass an EKG competency test prior to start
• Nurse Manager interview required prior to offer finalization
• 2 professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years required for consideration

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are accepted
• 24-hour unit orientation provided
• Navy scrubs required; not provided by the facility
• RTO requests after booking are not permitted — any call-offs or additional time-off requests on unit may result in contract cancellation
• Contract staff may be assigned to a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team and could be required to report during catastrophic events, mass casualty incidents, or disasters
• Mid-contract consolidation to a centralized office may occur, with possible reassignment to other units as needed