Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry in Lima, OH

Job Title

RN Telemetry

Lima, OH

Contract | Full-Time | Onsite | Night Shift | 12-Hour Shifts | Every Other Weekend and Every Other Holiday

• Conduct initial and ongoing patient assessments, develop and implement individualized plans of care, and evaluate treatment effectiveness using the nursing process
• Administer and titrate cardiac drips including Cardizem, Nitro, and Heparin in accordance with scope of practice and facility policies
• Monitor and manage telemetry patients including cardiac rule-out, CHF exacerbations, pre/post cardiac cath patients, and alcohol detox patients
• Serve as the primary point of contact for care coordination across hospital departments, collaborating with the interdisciplinary care team
• Manage patients with chest tubes, PICC lines, ports, JP drains, and occasional trachs; monitor patients on chronic BiPAP/CPAP
• Act as a patient safety advocate through participation in ongoing quality improvement and adherence to infection control and universal precaution standards

• Current RN license in state of practice or covered under a compact license
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification required prior to direct patient care
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification required
• NIH Stroke Certification required
• Dysrhythmia Exam required (study guide available)
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience; prior experience with pre/post cardiac cath patients required

• Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)
• CCRN or PCCN certification
• Experience with EPIC Electronic Health Record (EHR)
• Completion of a Critical Care Course

• Work in a dynamic 64-bed telemetry unit with a collaborative interdisciplinary team and consistent PCT and unit secretary support
• Gain specialized experience managing a diverse cardiac and medical telemetry patient population in an acute care setting