**Join Our Dynamic Cardiac Telemetry Team!**
**Job Description:**
- **Location:** Kansas City, MO
- **Unit Name:** 4 North Cardiac Telemetry
- **Shift:** 7 AM - 7 PM
- **Hours:** 48 hours Guaranteed preferred
- **Start Date:** 12/14
**Unit Specifics:**
- **Number of Beds:** 29
- **Patient Ratios:** 1:4
- **Staffing Description:** Charge Nurse, Unit Secretary, and PCTs available
- **Equipment:**
- Alaris IV Pumps
- SCD machines
- Hill Rom beds
- Dinamap in each room
- Welch Allen Vital Machines
- Wound Vacs
- Temporary Pacemakers
- Telemetry monitor
- EKG Machine
- Bladder Scanner
- Doppler
- Imobile for communication
- **Documentation System:** Meditech
- **Scheduling Requirements:** Must work full-time hours, including 3 weekend shifts per scheduling period
- **Floating Policy:** Contract Nurses may float to areas of demonstrated competency
- **Patient Experience Goals:**
- Treat every patient with courtesy and respect
- Be responsive to call lights
- Engage with patients by using their preferred names
- Involve patients in bedside shift reports
- Educate patients on how to use the phone to contact nurses directly
- Always ask if there’s anything else you can do before leaving the room
**Hiring Profile:**
- **Required Skill Set:**
- Cardiac Telemetry or PCU/ICU experience
- Ability to read and interpret EKGs and telemetry strips
- **Advanced Skills Needed:**
- Experience with post-cardiac procedural care (Ablations, cardiac catheterizations, Post Op Day 1 Open Heart, permanent Pacemaker placements)
- Ability to administer and titrate IV medications (e.g., insulin, Cardizem, Cardene, Amiodarone)
- **Procedures Performed on Unit:**
- IV insertions
- NGT placement and maintenance
- Chest Tube maintenance
- Temporary Pacemakers
- Foley insertions
- **Certifications Required:**
- ACLS
- BLS
- NIHSS
**Dress Code:**
- Navy Blue scrubs. Black scrub pants with a Navy Blue top are also acceptable.
**Why Catalytic Solutions (CatSol):**
At CatSol, we connect dedicated therapists with rewarding assignments across the country. Enjoy competitive pay, seamless onboarding, and a supportive recruiter who’s with you every step of the way. Join us — where your expertise makes a difference every day.