Med Surg Telemetry RN
Wilmington, NC
Host Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

MS/Tele Registered Nurse

Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Wilmington, North Carolina
• Night shift: 18:45–07:15
• 36 or 48 hour shifts accepted
• 13–26 week contracts accepted
• Ratio: 1:6
• Self-scheduling
• Every other weekend required
• Float requirement: may float to main campus, 32 minutes away
• Unit orientation: 24 hours
• Scrubs: navy blue or white
• Unit systems: Pyxis

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Carolina
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg / Telemetry (2 years of experience)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS
• Must pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty
• Must be able to work holidays
• No block schedules unless a weekend block

Preferred Qualifications

• Charge experience
• ACLS
• Telemetry
• Telemetry - on the unit monitoring
• Post Angiogram
• Post cardiac surgery
• Post MI
• IV insulin protocols
• Bariatric surgery
• Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI)
• Accessing/Managing Ports
• CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident)
• Substance Withdrawal
• Surgical drains
• Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)
• Pre/Post Thoracic Surgery
• Tracheostomy care/management
• Previous Charge Experience
• Electronic Documentation
• Community Hospital Experience

Clinical Skills

• Med/Surg
• MS/Tele
• Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Management of dysrhythmias
• Telemetry - remote monitoring
• Use of Rapid Response/Code teams
• Bowel obstruction
• Colostomy/ileostomy management/care
• Feeding tube care and management
• Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management
• Renal failure
• Blood Product Administration
• Central line blood draw
• Peripheral Line Care/Management
• Phlebotomy
• PICC line management
• Starting and maintaining IVs
• Heparin
• Insulin
• PCA
• Chest tubes-Emerson/PleurEvac
• BiPAP/CPAP management/maintenance
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Nasal Cannula
• Non-invasive airway management
• Oral suctioning
• Oxygen administration
• Oxygen tanks
• Isolation Precautions/PPE
• Wound Care/Wound Vac

Patient Diagnoses

• Diabetes
• dementia
• COVID
• pneumonia
• COPD
• sepsis
• encephalopathy
• GI bleed
• anemia
• hip fracture
• CHF
• UTI
• various surgical recovery cases
• renal failure
• hypertension
• cellulitis
• failure to thrive

Additional Notes

• Call not required
• RTO maximum: 7 days per contract
• Contract staff may be assigned to Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team and may be required to report during catastrophic events, mass casualty events, or disasters
• Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid-contract may occur, with preassignment to units as needed