Medical Surgical Telemetry RN
Rochester, NY
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical With Telemetry Location not specified. This position provides nursing care to adult and geriatric patients with cardiac, pulmonary, pain, gastrointestinal, infectious, and unmanaged diabetes mellitus conditions. The role requires telemetry expertise, dysrhythmia management, peripheral line care, phlebotomy, intravenous placement, and non-invasive airway management.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week; every other weekend required.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Registered Nurse with an active New York license in hand.
  • At least 1 year of recent registered nursing experience.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.
  • Medical-surgical and telemetry experience.
  • Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias.
  • Phlebotomy and intravenous placement competency.
  • Peripheral line care and management.
  • Oxygen administration, including nasal cannula, oxygen face masks, and portable oxygen tanks.
  • Non-invasive airway management.
  • Isolation precautions and personal protective equipment.
  • Electronic health record experience using Epic.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Previous charge experience.
  • Experience documenting in Epic.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient population includes adults and geriatric patients.
  • Typical patient census is 22.
  • Day and evening assignments generally have a 5:1 patient ratio, with possible increases to 67 patients.
  • Night assignments generally have a 67:1 patient ratio, with possible increases to 810 patients during staffing shortages.
  • Responsibilities include rapid response team activation and computerized documentation.
  • Clinical support includes intravenous teams, physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, radiology, social services, pharmacy, transportation, and unit secretarial support.
  • Special equipment includes bladder scanners, telemetry equipment, electrocardiogram (EKG) machines, and Lifepack devices.
  • First-time travelers are accepted.
  • No on-call requirement is listed.
  • Pending licenses are not accepted.

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