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Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,127 per week in Kansas City, MO

Malone Healthcare

  • Kansas City, MO
  • 3 days ago
  • $2,127

Highlights

Work within a tenured, supportive team recognized with the AHA "Get With the Guidelines - Heart Failure GOLD PLUS with Honor Roll" award, offering a collaborative, family-like atmosphere in a fast-paced cardiac environment. Provide post-cardiac procedural care including ablations, cardiac catheterizations, Post-Op Day 1 Open Heart, and permanent pacemaker placements.

Numbers & Facts

LocationKansas City, MO
Salary$2,127

Description

Key Responsibilities
  • Provide direct patient care on a 29-bed Cardiac Telemetry unit with a 1:4 nurse-to-patient ratio
  • Read and interpret EKGs and telemetry strips continuously throughout the shift
  • Administer and titrate IV medications including insulin, Cardizem, Cardene, and Amiodarone
  • Provide post-cardiac procedural care including ablations, cardiac catheterizations, Post-Op Day 1 Open Heart, and permanent pacemaker placements
  • Perform and assist with procedures including IV insertions, NGT placement and maintenance, chest tube maintenance, temporary pacemaker management, and Foley insertions
  • Document using Meditech and communicate with the care team using Imobile; adhere to patient experience standards including bedside shift report and patient engagement practices
Required Qualifications
  • Active Registered Nurse (RN) license valid in Missouri or compact state
  • Minimum 1 year of Cardiac Telemetry, PCU, or ICU experience
  • Required Certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS
  • Demonstrated ability to read and interpret EKGs and telemetry strips
  • Experience with post-cardiac procedural care and IV medication titration
  • Must be available to work full-time hours including 3 weekend shifts per scheduling period; contract nurses may be floated to areas of demonstrated competency
Preferred Experience / Skills
  • Experience with Meditech documentation system
  • Familiarity with equipment such as Alaris IV Pumps, temporary pacemakers, wound vacs, bladder scanners, and telemetry monitors
  • Experience using Imobile or similar team communication platforms
Why Join Us
  • Work within a tenured, supportive team recognized with the AHA "Get With the Guidelines - Heart Failure GOLD PLUS with Honor Roll" award, offering a collaborative, family-like atmosphere in a fast-paced cardiac environment
  • Many travel nurses who have completed contracts on this unit have successfully transitioned into full-time positions


Job ID 883843

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