Job Title: Registered Nurse
Profession: Nursing
Specialty: Med/Surg/Telemetry
Duration: 13 weeks
Shift: Night 3x12-Hour and Day 3x12-Hour
Hours per Shift: 12 hours
Experience: Minimum of 2 years of acute care experience within the last 3 years in specialty
License: RN license required
Certifications: BLS required, AHA only
Must-Have:
Experience starting IVs required
Telemetry experience required
Ability to pass telemetry test prior to starting
Description:
D/N rotators will not be scheduled to flip between days/nights more than 2 times in a 6-week scheduling period unless an exception is made at the employee's request.
Employees will be scheduled for 36 hours off between the end of a scheduled night shift and the beginning of a scheduled day shift if the day shift is for patient care.
Exceptions to the two flips in a 6-week scheduling period and/or the hours off between schedule flips may be made at the employee's request.
Day/Night, 12-hour shifts with every other weekend rotation and holidays as needed.
Experience with adult, med/surg patients with a variety of conditions and diagnoses is required.
The unit may have DOC patients, and staff will always be accompanied by a DOC officer while assisting these patients.
The population includes geriatric patients under Family Medicine service.
Interdisciplinary support will be available, including IV teams, physical therapy, respiratory services, and pharmacy.
Travelers will be required to float as needed.
Pass/fail testing will be required with strict passing criteria.
A telemetry exam will be administered before starting.
Candidates will have two attempts to pass; if the second attempt fails, a cardiac interpretation review course certificate must be submitted before a third attempt.
Failure to pass after three attempts will result in cancellation of the assignment.