Registered Nurse - Telemetry
Denver, CO
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse - Telemetry (Travel)

Location: Denver, Colorado
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Hours per Week: 36

Unit Information

• Unit: 3rd Floor Medical/Telemetry
• Beds: 18
• Staff: 32 total (Day and Night shifts include Charge nurses, RNs, and 1 Patient Care Technician each)
• Patient Ratio: 5:1 RN to patient
• Equipment: Philips Monitors, Alaris Pumps, Dopplers, Welch-Allyn VS machines, Mobilab, Glucometers
• EMR System: Meditech

Job Description

• Provide nursing care on a telemetry unit with a focus on acute care patients.
• Typical procedures include minimally invasive surgeries, colectomy, ostomy creation and takedown, artificial airway creation and management, podiatry, and plastics.
• Common patient diagnoses: CHF, COPD, cellulitis, sepsis, DKA, pneumonia.
• Proficiency in tracheostomy and ostomy care is required.
• Work environment is busy and fast-paced, requiring flexibility to shift priorities.
• Team-oriented with a focus on good patient outcomes.
• Opportunity to precept and coach new nurses.
• Core staff work 4 weekend shifts per schedule period; travelers are typically scheduled similarly.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Colorado
• Minimum 2 years of telemetry nursing experience
• Telemetry nursing experience within the last year
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience with Meditech EMR system.

Personality Fit

• Team-oriented, upbeat, and kind.
• Enjoys working in a busy environment and adapting to changing priorities.
• Interested in mentoring and coaching new nurses.

Note: Prior travel experience is not explicitly required for this position.