Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry PCU - Progressive Care Unit - $2,243 per week

Company: Cheyenne Regional Medical Center
Location: Cheyenne
Posted on: October 31, 2024

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• Required Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) preferred
  • Job Details
  • Great Wyoming Hospital on the Colorado border in an ideal location near hiking and other outdoor activities. Hospital is looking for the Tele RN for a thirteen week assignment.
    • Job Requirements
    • Basic Life Support (BLS)
    • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
    • NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) preferred
    • Must have experience with pre/post heart patients, including: Stents, pacemakers, ICDs, Pre/post-CABG and vascular surgeries
      • Schedule Information
      • Shifts: 12-hour shifts
      • Scheduling: Self-scheduling and block scheduling available; more common for nights.
      • Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend or up to 4 weekend shifts per month.
      • Will be required to work holidays, will not be required to work call.
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Unit Details: Total Beds: 24
        • Patient Ratios: Day Shift: 1 nurse to 4 patients, Night Shift: 1 nurse to 4-5 patients
        • Patient Population: Focus on pre/post-cardiac procedures, including: Heart catheterizations (femoral and radial), Cardioversions, Post-cardiothoracic surgeries (thoracotomies, CABGs), Post-percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs), Vascular procedures, NSTEMIs, and patients with tracheostomies (home-vented and with BiPAP/CPAP)
        • Medication Management: Some medications require titration; non-titrable examples include: Dobutamine, Dopamine (titrable), Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro (titrable)
        • Staffing Details: Telemetry/Monitor Techs: Present on the unit to manage monitoring; RNs do not need to interpret strips. Charge Nurse: Takes no patients during the day shift; takes 1-2 patients at night. Nurse Aides: Available with a ratio of 1:8 during the day and 1:12 at night.
        • Equipment Used: BiPAP, CPAP, and home vents (home vent experience not required).
          • Additional Details
          • ACLS, BLS
          • Floating: Possible within the staff rotation.
          • Dress Code: Navy blue scrubs required; scrubs are provided.
          • Orientation: 2-3 shifts of unit-specific orientation.
          • Desired Experience: Preference for step-down nurses over telemetry nurses due to the high acuity of the cardiac unit.

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