Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Randallstown, MD
Wellspring Nurse Source
3x12 hrs, Nights

Job Description

We are seeking a skilled and dedicated Registered Nurse with experience in Med-Surg Telemetry to join our team. The RN will be responsible for providing high-quality patient care for adult and geriatric patients in a 40-bed Med-Surg/Telemetry unit. The role includes caring for a diverse patient population, including those with COVID-19, and requires a strong emphasis on telemetry and medical-surgical nursing.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to patients on the unit.
• Monitor and interpret cardiac rhythms, perform dysrhythmia management, and administer intravenous medications.
• Administer blood products and manage surgical drains and chest tubes.
• Conduct peripheral line care, phlebotomy, and start/maintain IVs.
• Execute heparin protocols and provide non-invasive airway management, including tracheostomy care.
• Implement isolation precautions and perform wound care, including wound vac management.
• Collaborate with a multidisciplinary team to optimize patient outcomes.
• Float within scope to meet hospital needs as required.

Shift Information

• 3x12 hour shifts, from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM.
• Every other weekend is required.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 2 years of recent Med-Surg/Telemetry nursing experience is required.
• Strong dysrhythmia interpretation and management skills are essential.
• Experience in blood product administration, peripheral line care, phlebotomy, and IV maintenance is required.
• Knowledge of heparin protocols, surgical drain management, and chest tube management is required.
• Ability to perform non-invasive airway management and tracheostomy care.
• Compliance with isolation precautions/PPE and wound management practices is necessary.
• BLS and NIHSS certifications are mandatory; ACLS is preferred.
• Completion of Prophecy Relias Basic EKG assessment and 4 hours of annual stroke CE is required.

Additional Information

• Self-scheduling is utilized; block scheduling is not available.
• Up to 2 pre-approved time-off requests are permitted per contract, with specific restrictions on holiday and peak days.
• Candidates must possess a valid Maryland or compact RN license.
• The unit utilizes the Cerner charting system.
• Scrub color required: Navy blue.