Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Cardiac Telemetry PCU position at a community-based teaching hospital in High Point, NC, requiring at least 1 year of cardiac telemetry or PCU experience and a night shift schedule.

Details

• Work in an 18-bed Cardiac Telemetry Progressive Care Unit (PCU) at a 351-bed community teaching hospital in an urban setting in High Point, NC
• Patient population includes those with NSTEMI, post-STEMI, heart failure, post-stroke, thoracic surgery, electrophysiology procedures, and respiratory failure requiring medium/high flow oxygen or NIPPV
• Patients may require continuous cardiac, respiratory, and hemodynamic monitoring including pharmacological titration of cardiac anti-arrhythmic drips (Amiodarone, Cardizem, Cardene, Dobutamine, Tridil, etc)
• RN-to-patient ratio of 1:3 or 1:4 depending on interventions
• EMR: Epic (experience noted)
• Monitoring equipment includes Philips Intellivue in-room monitors with arterial line interface; IV pumps are Baxter; medication dispensing via Omnicell
• 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM, 36 hours per week
• Every other weekend rotation required
• No on-call responsibilities
• Floating required within the critical care division or Intermediate Care

Requirements

• Active NC or compact RN license required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of cardiac telemetry or PCU experience required, with most recent experience within the last year
• Proficiency in cardiac and hemodynamic monitoring, rhythm strip interpretation, arterial lines, drip titration, non-invasive ventilator care (BiPAP/CPAP), vascular lines, chest tubes/drains, post-procedure site care (trans radial bands, femoral sheaths, post EP pacemaker/ICD, post pulmonary artery thrombectomy)
• 1 professional reference dated within the past year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN required for consideration
• Last 4 digits of SSN and full date of birth required for consideration

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include continuous cardiac rhythm monitoring and interpretation — the RN is directly responsible for this, not a remote monitoring team
• Unit support includes CNAs, a charge nurse (who also serves as resource nurse), rapid response team, respiratory therapists 24/7, and hospitalists 24/7
• Orientation consists of 36 hours in week one (including nursing technology orientation and online CBL via Healthstream) plus one 12-hour departmental orientation shift with an RN preceptor
• Scheduling operates on a 6-week cycle; RTO requires resource team approval
• 75% of assigned holidays are required to be worked
• Required scrub color: Royal Blue
• Free parking available on-site
• This facility has a collaborative, high-tech, team-focused unit culture
• Candidates must live more than 50 miles from the facility — local candidates are not accepted
• Former permanent employees of any AHSE facility must have been separated for at least 1 year before being eligible
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• A clinical interview is required