Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry
Milwaukee, WI
Premier Medical Staffing Services
3x12 hrs, Nights

HIGHLIGHTS:

• Experience: 2 years
• Required Certifications: RN: BLS
• Skills required cardiac gtts (Primacor, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Dobutamine), heparin, lasix and insulin gtt.
• Chest tube, traches, telemetry reading, wound care
• Scheduling: Weekend rotation: every other
• No block scheduling
• Overtime: None unless approved by manager
• Holiday Expectations: 1 summer and 1 winter

ADDITIONAL DETAILS:

• Patient Ratios: RN: Days/PMs (0700-2330) - 1:4-5, Overnight (2300-0700) 1:6-8
• Tech: Day - 1:6; Night - 1:7
• Support on the Unit: Charge nurse, has 2-3 patients on days, full assignment on nights
• Unit secretary, 24/7
• Hospitalist, 24/7
• RT, 24/7
• Centralized telemetry monitoring with tele tech
• Phlebotomy to assist with peripheral blood draws
• Orientation: at least one shift to learn flow
• Holiday Requirements: One per contract
• Must document pain level, before and after (1 hour for oral) giving pain medications - The pain score must also meet the pain score with nth medication order i.e. if a patient has a score of 8, the RN cannot give the Tylenol that is ordered for mild 1-3. The RN must call for an order if the patient wants Tylenol for the score of 8.
• Parking: free

MORE INFORMATION:

• About Facility Milwaukee, WI Level III Trauma Center Level III NICU Magnet Designation Comprehensive Stroke Center Beds: 933General Information Beds: 27
• Patient Types: cath lab, amputations, pre-surgical - we send patients to surgery and most don't come back unless no intervention was done and will return, open heart and vascular patients will not come back CHF, EP studies, afib and dysrhythmias, Coumadin loading Cardiac-Heart Failure (as of 1/30/23)
• Floating: all other inpatient areas within scope of practice, could possibly float to the ICU to take care of appropriate MS patient assignments (this is rare)
• ED Holding 1:4 ratio Travelers 1st to float Can float at any time during shift to comparable floor acuity
• SHIFT : 12hr Night Shift (36)
• SHIFT INFORMATION : 1900-0730
• SIMPLIFI CLINICAL INTERVIEWING- YES/NO : Yes
• ON CALL, CALL BACK REQUIREMENTS : n/a

• FLOATING REQUIREMENTS : Yes