TravelNurseSource is working with TalentBurst, Inc. to find a qualified Telemetry RN in Kalamazoo, Michigan, 49001!
Position Description: Physical Unit/Department: Cardiac Short Stay - Kalamazoo. Unit Type: Telemetry. Discipline: Registered Nurse; Specialty: Telemetry. Avg daily census 42; Rooms 46; Beds 46. Patient age groups: Adults, Geriatrics. Staffing ratios Days 1:6, Nights 1:6, Weekends 1:6. Shift: 12 hours (Day 07:00-19:30, Nights 19:00-07:30); rotating shifts No. Float required (to like unit). Weekend coverage every other. Scheduling type Other. Medication system Pyxis. Documentation Cerner Powerchart. Communication SBAR. Provider support: Interpretation Services, Pharmacy, Phlebotomy, Physical Therapy, Radiology, Rapid Response Teams, Respiratory Services, Social Services, Transportation, Unit Secretary. Provider coverage in house 24/7: Intensivist, Hospitalist. Patient diagnoses: Chest pain, STEMIs, NONSTEMIs, CHF; pre and post cardiac cath lab procedures. Special procedures/unit details: 4N is a 46 bed surgical unit; main patient population trauma surgery, post bariatric surgery, post abdominal surgery, post amputation surgery, urological issues, and overflow medical and cardiac; certifications needed ACLS, BLS, NIHSS. Special equipment: venous sheath pulls; cardiac drips such as Nitroglycerin, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Heparin, Lasix. REQUIRED skills -- Work settings: MS/Tele, Telemetry. Cardiac monitoring/emergency response: Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry remote monitoring, Use of Rapid Response/Code teams. Cardiovascular: Post Cardiac Angiogram, Post MI, Pre/Post Cardiac Cath, Sheath Removal. Gastrointestinal: Feeding tube care and management. Genitourinary/Renal: Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management, Renal failure. IV therapy/Phlebotomy: Blood Product Administration, Central line care/management, Peripheral Line Care/Management, PICC line management, Starting and maintaining IVs. Medications: Heparin Protocols, Manage Cardiac drips-no titration, PCA, Titrate Cardiac drips. Neurological/Psychiatric: CVA, Substance Withdrawal. Plastics: Surgical drains. Respiratory: Chest tubes-Emerson/PleurEvac, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), Nasal Cannula, Oxygen administration, Tracheostomy care/management. Professional: Isolation Precautions/PPE, Wound Care/Wound Vac. PREFERRED skills -- Work settings: Cardiac Telemetry. Cardiovascular: Pacemakers/Temporary/Permanent. Genitourinary/Renal: Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI). IV therapy: Accessing/Managing Ports. Medications: Manage Vasoactive drips-no titration, Thrombolytic Agents. Respiratory: BiPAP/CPAP management, Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs), Non-invasive airway management. Work experience: 2 years required; patient ratio experience 1:6; Electronic documentation Cerner (required). Accepts 1st time traveler: Yes. Scrubs color Caribbean Blue.
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