Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Hannibal, Missouri.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/25/2024
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Unit: Medical Telemetry
Specialty: MS/Tele
Start: ASAP
Shift: 3x12 days, 7a-7:30 pm - every other weekend rotation
Certs: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
MO State or Compact RN license required
13 weeks
Blocked scheduling ok - may not be added to contract but can discuss with manager
No locals - 60 mile radius rule
Skills: IV Start, Telemetry
Charting System Experience: Affinity and Sunrise
Weekend/On Call Requirements: Every other weekend may be required
First Time Traveler (Y/N): Yes
Scrub Color: Black
Criteria for Admission to Medical Telemetry
· Routine nursing care accommodated by an RN/Patient ratio of 5:1
· Patients who need a Nursing assessment every 8 hours
· Patients who need Vital signs every 8 hours routinely
· Cardiac monitoring
· Hemodynamically stable dysrhythmia
· Strong suspicion of non-ST segment Elevate Myocardial Infarction (non-STEMI) or unstable coronary syndrome by history, electrocardiogram, or labs for cardiac injury with resolution of chest pain and without hemodynamic instability or life threatening arrhythmias.
· Pre and post-operative patients requiring telemetry and closer cardiac observation as compared to the general medical surgical nursing unit but patients who do not require ICU.
· Patients with infectious diseases if requiring negative air flow isolation room 213.
· ST segment Elevated Myocardial Infarction (STEMI) patients after 12-24 hours of ICU monitoring and stability.
· Patient’s status post Percutaneous Transluminal Coronary Angioplasty (PTCA) without STEMI, hemodynamic instability, or life threatening arrhythmias.
· Suspected pacemaker malfunction
· Observation post pacer, defibrillator placement or post ablation
· Patients transferred from ICU or Stepdown must be hemodynamically stable for at least 4 hours without pharmacologic hemodynamic intervention prior to transfer
· Patients from the Emergency Department who demonstrate hemodynamic instability in the ED must be hemodynamically stable in the ED for at least 1 hour without pharmacologic hemodynamic intervention prior to transfer
Treatment Provided:
· Routine finger stick blood sugar
· Cardiac or vasoactive drips/IV Meds that are stable, or require titration for no more than 90 minutes to stabilize patient include
o Diltiazem drip/IVP
o Metoprolol
Special Care Procedures on this Unit Include:
· Two or more blood transfusions in a 12 hour period
· Three or more fluid boluses for maintaining adequate blood pressure in a 12 hours period.
Procedures completed by the physician for Medical Telemetry patients include but are not limited to:
· Thoracentesis
· Paracentesis
· Central Line insertion
· Bone marrow aspiration
· Chest tube insertion
BF EMILYO
Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #491900. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical/Tele
About Tact Staff
Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level.
Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses and allied professionals with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide. Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you.
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