Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,325 per week
St Joseph Medical Center
Tacoma WA 98417 US
- Required certifications: BLS
Certification Details
- Specialty: Tele Float
- Contract Length: 13 weeks
- Shifts & Scheduling: 12 hour shifts, full time, every other weekend, schedule based on staffing need to cover the entire med surg division
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients: See unit-specific information
- Experience or 'Must have' skills: At least 2 years acute care experience
- Are RNs required to titrate drips? Yes. Most drips are at set rate, can titrate up to max per med surg guideline.
- Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Insulin, Heparin, Nitro up to 30mcg, Dobutamine up to 5mcg, Dopamine up to 5 mcg.
- Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Cardizem up to 30 mcg only for patients already on oral Cardizem, may not be used for new onset arrhythmias
Job Details
- Required certifications: BLS
- Experience: At least 2 years acute care experience
- Charge Nurse/House Supervisor: Charge RN per each unit, House Supervisor 11am-7am
- Are nurse aids on this unit/Ratios: Yes. CNAs take 8-11 patients
Job Requirements
- Shifts: 12 hour shifts, full time
- Weekend Requirement: Every other
- Holiday Requirement: Yes, 1-2 winter holidays
- Call or standby requirement: Yes, up to 4 times during contract duration
- Floating Requirements: Yes, expect to float wherever they are needed
Schedule Information
- Unit: Med/Surg and Telemetry
- Med Surg at SJMC consists of 6 different units, with different specialties. All units are telemetry.
- Med Surg Units - Bed counts: 7th Floor: 36, 8BC: 17, 9th Floor: 38, 2 south: 41, 3 south: 33, 4 South: 21
- Other Med Surg Alternate Units/Assignments: 10th floor Med Surg Oncology, ER Transition Unit
- Ratios: In all units RNs take 4-5 patients
- Is there tele on this unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips? Yes. Teles are monitored remotely by telemetry techs.
- RT Equipment: CPAP, Bipap, Trachs, no vents
- Unit/Department specific orientation: Will orient 4 hours each on 7th, 8BC, 9th, 2 south, 3 south and 4 south.
Unit Specific Information
- BLS, COVID Vaccine Required
- COVID VACCINE REQUIRED!
- Medical Solutions auto deducts the 1.75 WA state tax - you are able re-add that back in.
- Scrub Color/Dress Code: No specific color required
Additional Details