Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,077 per week in Freeport, IL

Job Title: Telemetry Registered Nurse Profession: RN (Registered Nurse) Specialty: Telemetry Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12H Nights Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum of 2 years of recent experience in telemetry nursing, including post-cath and stroke care. Common diagnoses include stroke, congestive heart failure (CHF), acute coronary syndrome (ACS), coronary artery disease (CAD), post-heart catheterization, and arrhythmias.

Job Title: Telemetry Registered Nurse Profession: RN (Registered Nurse) Specialty: Telemetry Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12H Nights Hours per Shift: 12 Experience: Minimum of 2 years of recent experience in telemetry nursing, including post-cath and stroke care. Preferred experience with drips. License: IL License required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS Must-Have: Experience in catheter lab post-recovery, familiarity with drip titration, and knowledge of Meditech is a plus. Description: The telemetry unit consists of 18 beds. The nurse to patient ratio is 4-5 during the day shift and 5-6 during the night shift. Common diagnoses include stroke, congestive heart failure (CHF), acute coronary syndrome (ACS), coronary artery disease (CAD), post-heart catheterization, and arrhythmias. Registered nurses are not required to titrate drips, but common titratable drips include Cardizem, Amiodarone, and Dopamine. Heparin is also used for titration. Telemetry monitoring is present on this unit, with monitoring technicians responsible for central telemetry and nurses signing off on strips. A charge nurse has a patient assignment, whereas a house supervisor does not. Certified nursing assistants are available, with a ratio depending on patient acuity. Respiratory therapy equipment includes BiPAP and High Flow. Shifts consist of 12-hour periods from 0700 to 1930 or 1900 to 0730. Nurses will be scheduled based on the most critical needs. Weekend work is required every other weekend, and there is a holiday rotation. Nurses may be required to float to other departments within their scope of practice. Scrubs can be any color. Department-specific orientation is provided for new staff members.