Telemetry RN
Martinsburg, WV
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Telemetry RN

Overview

• 13-week contract
• Martinsburg, West Virginia
• 12-hour night shifts, 7p-7:30a
• 36 hours per week
• Every other weekend required
• Rotating holidays

Required Qualifications

• RN license
• BLS (AHA)
• ACLS (AHA)
• NIHSS
• 5 years as an RN
• At least 1 year of travel experience
• Driver’s license required with submission
• Driver’s license address must be outside 50 miles from the facility

Preferred Qualifications

• Fluent with EPIC

Unit Details

• Telemetry / 2 South
• 20 beds, all private rooms
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:5 for telemetry patients; 1:3-4 for stepdown patients
• Common patient types include telemetry, post-catheterization, medical/surgical with telemetry monitoring needs, and respiratory difficulty

Responsibilities and Work Setting

• Nurses place IVs
• Nurses may draw labs from central lines with an order
• Nurses should be comfortable with basic dysrhythmia and verifying tele strip interpretation
• RT is available in the building 24/7
• No ventilators are on the unit
• Floating may occur to telemetry, med/surg, the emergency department for boarded patients, or floor/tele patients housed in the ICU

Scheduling and Orientation

• No on-call
• Travelers may self-schedule
• Block scheduling may be allowed depending on unit needs
• Orientation includes modules, shadowing, and then independent work by the third shift

Additional Notes

• Navy blue scrubs required
• Travelers may be asked to precept or do charge, depending on comfort level