Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Medical Telemetry (M/S Tele) position requiring telemetry strip interpretation skills and a minimum of 2 years of experience, working night shifts with every other weekend coverage.

Details

• Work on Davenport 8, a 37-bed Medical Telemetry unit within a hospital setting
• Primary patient diagnoses include CHF, atrial fibrillation, pulmonary embolism, pneumonia, EtOH, and dementia with cardiac co-morbidities; occasional surgical patients as well
• Patients are frequently on cardiac drips including Cardizem, Nitroglycerin, Lasix, and Heparin
• Unit also cares for NSTEMI, post-pacemaker, and post-cardiac cath lab patients (with and without interventions)
• Night shift RN-to-patient ratio is 1:5–6
• Day and evening shift RN-to-patient ratio is 1:4 with a max of 5; day shift on weekdays includes a Charge RN without a patient assignment
• Shift hours are 19:00–07:30 (nights)
• Every other weekend (EOW) required
• 36 hours per week
• Floating to applicable units required when needed
• Charting via Epic

Requirements

• Active MA RN license required; no pending or conditional licenses accepted
• Active AHA BLS certification required (AHA only; Red Cross not accepted at this location)
• Active AHA ACLS certification required (AHA only; Red Cross not accepted at this location)
• Telemetry certification required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Ability to read and interpret telemetry strips required
• Knowledge of cardiac drips required
• Experience with post-cardiac catheterization and pacemaker patient care preferred but not required
• Epic EMR experience
• 2 professional references required for consideration
• Flu vaccine required; no religious or medical exemptions accepted

Additional Information

• Provide telemetry nursing care including management of patients on cardiac drips and monitoring of cardiac rhythms
• Patients may be admitted from the ED, transferred from other units, or directly admitted by a physician
• Free on-site parking available at this location
• Local candidates with a permanent residence within 60 miles of Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston are eligible to apply
• 13-week contract