MS/Tele Float RN
Los Angeles, CA
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

MS/Tele Float

Overview

• Travel/Contract RN assignment in Los Angeles, California
• 26 weeks
• Day shift: 3x12 hours, 7:00–19:30
• 36 hours per week
• Hard start: 11/2

Role Details

• Minimum 2 years of Telemetry experience required
• Must be able to float to Med-Surg and other Tele units
• Must be able to work in Telemetry setting
• Accepts 1st time travelers
• EPIC experience required
• Must be able to read strips
• Must have vent experience
• No background or license hits accepted

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Med Surg / Telemetry (2 years of experience)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience working with Post Cardiac Cath patients
• Experience working with Cardiac Surgery patients
• Experience with ventilator management
• Experience with BiPAP
• Experience with CPAP
• Experience with tracheostomy management
• Experience with chest tube care (Emerson/Pleuravac)
• Experience with High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Experience with PICC lines
• IV insertion skills
• Experience with Epic

Schedule / Attendance

• Every other weekend coverage required
• No call requirement
• RTO must be on the submittal
• No RTO during the first two weeks of the assignment

Unit Details

• Average census: 36
• 36 rooms/beds
• Ratio: 1:4
• Scrubs: Royal Blue
• Patient population: Adolescents to Geriatrics

Clinical Skills

• Cardiac monitoring and emergency response: interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, telemetry monitoring, remote telemetry monitoring, rapid response teams
• Cardiovascular: post cardiac angiogram, post MI, pre/post cardiac cath, pre/post cardiac surgery
• IV therapy/phlebotomy: blood product administration, central line care/management, PICC line management, starting IVs
• Medication: heparin protocols, cardiac drips without titration, vasoactive drips without titration
• Respiratory/thoracic: care of chronic/long-term ventilated patient, chest tubes, external CPAP/BIPAP, high flow nasal cannula, nasal cannula, non-invasive airway management, oxygen face masks, tracheostomy management