Telemetry Registered Nurse
Milwaukee, WI
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Floor, Milwaukee, WI. The position provides care for surgical and medical overflow patients, including orthopedic joint replacements, ear, nose, and throat procedures, spinal procedures, dialysis, wound care, isolation, and patients receiving intravenous antibiotics. The role requires telemetry proficiency, airway management skills, cardiac rhythm interpretation, and experience managing select intravenous medication infusions.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, minimum 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse (RN) with two years of experience, including telemetry experience; Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications; competency with tracheostomy and laryngectomy care, chest tubes, central lines, intravenous starts, blood draws, cardiac rhythm interpretation, and management of Cardizem, heparin, insulin, Lasix, and occasional dobutamine infusions; ability to care for orthopedic, airway, spinal, medical overflow, dialysis, wound care, isolation, and patients receiving intravenous antibiotics.
• Preferred Qualifications: Charge Registered Nurse (RN) experience; laryngectomy management; preoperative and postoperative care of orthopedic patients; tracheostomy management.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: Weekend rotation is every other weekend. Holiday coverage includes one summer holiday and one winter holiday. On-call coverage is not required. Orientation includes at least one shift to learn unit workflow. The role includes caring for orthopedic joint replacements, ear, nose, and throat procedures involving artificial airways, new and established tracheostomies and laryngectomies, spinal procedures, and medical overflow patients. Patient assignments may range from four to five during the day and six to eight at night. Pain levels must be documented before and after pain medication administration, with medication selection corresponding to the ordered pain-score range. Scrub colors are unrestricted except for camouflage and denim.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits