Medical Surgical Telemetry RN
Alton, IL
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Medical Surgical With Telemetry, Alton, Illinois. This role provides care for acutely ill adult and geriatric patients requiring medical-surgical services and telemetry monitoring for non-acute cardiac conditions. Responsibilities include neurological assessments, pre- and post-procedure care, cardiac rhythm interpretation, and care for acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack patients.

Job Details

• Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., 36 hours per week, Monday through Friday; no call or weekend coverage.
• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse license; minimum of 1 year of experience; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; experience caring for adult and geriatric medical-surgical and telemetry patients.
• Preferred Qualifications: Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification; experience with Epic charting.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Acute medical unit caring for adult and geriatric medical-surgical, general medicine, surgical, and infectious disease patients.
  • Patient ratios are 1:5 on nights, with an average daily census of 1618 patients and 24 beds.
  • Responsibilities include electrocardiogram rhythm identification, management of non-titrating cardiac and vasoactive infusions, neurological assessments, and care for acute ischemic stroke and transient ischemic attack patients.
  • Care includes pre- and post-procedure evaluation, telemetry monitoring, central and peripheral line management, blood product administration, dysrhythmia management, oxygen therapy, and intravenous therapy.
  • The unit supports interdisciplinary collaboration with physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, and unit secretarial services.
  • First-time travelers are accepted.

Benefits

• 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