Telemetry RN
Bakersfield, CA
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Telemetry RN (Registered Nurse)

Location: Bakersfield, California Unit: 4W Telemetry (31 beds: 11 private, 10 semi-private) Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Days, 12-hour shifts (7:00 to 7:30) Hours: 36 per week

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license in California
• Active BLS
• Active ACLS
• Active NIHSS
• 2 full years of experience in telemetry
• Ability to read and interpret all cardiac rhythms

Schedule and Coverage

• Weekend requirement: 4 shifts out of a 4-week schedule
• Holidays: Travelers are expected to work into the permanent staff holiday rotation (1 major and 1 minor holiday)
• Block scheduling is allowed if unit needs are met, but it is not guaranteed
• Call requirement: Must report within 30 minutes if placed on standby or call

Unit Staffing and Support

• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4
• Charge nurse: Shift manager and a resource nurse
• Nurse aides: 2 on days, 1 on nights
• Hospitalist or intensivist in house: On call after hours
• Respiratory therapy: 24/7
• Pharmacy: 24/7
• IV team: Not available
• Electronic medical record: Cerner
• Floor-specific orientation: 1 to 2 shifts with a preceptor

Float Policy

• Travelers are the first to float.
• May float between MSW and MHB, which share the same license.
• May float to 2W MedSurg remote tele, MedSurg SW, some ICU for tele MS holds, or ER holds.

Patient Population

• Post-pacer, hemodialysis, new-onset AFib, and RVR patients
• Step-down from ICU, surgical patients, urology patients (cystoscopy), and oncology patients who need cardiac monitoring
• Rare ortho patients and some correctional patients (federal, not state)
• Strokes, TBI, high-acuity and heavy patients, and many patients with bedsores
• About one-third from nursing homes, plus peg tube, sepsis, and similar cases
• No cardiac or surgical patients on this unit (per the post-pacer, hemodialysis, and step-down patterns above)

Attire

• Navy blue scrubs
• Scrub jacket, if worn, must be navy
• Undershirt, if worn, must be navy, white, or black