Local Contract Nurse RN - Telemetry
Manchester, NH
HealthTrust Workforce Solutions Regional
3x12 hrs, Nights

About the unit:

·        Number of Beds –23 with 1 treatment room

·        Type of equipment – Telemetry monitoring with some rooms hard-wired; vein finder for IV therapy, portable pulse oximetry, as well as, continuous oximetry,  manual/automatic vital sign machine capabilities, blood glucose, mechanical lifts, dopplers, etc..

·        EMR –Allscrilpts, medication scanning capabilities, soft-lab

·        Patient Population - Cardiac Medical patient population:  Hemodynamically stable MI, acute/chronic HF, new onset Afib with or without RVR, stable dysrhythmias, procedural patients: Cardiac caths (radial or femoral) without interventions, Ablations, Cardioversions,  ICD, Pacers, medication loads, Cardio MEMs, peridcardial drains, as well as, patient's requiring cardiac gtts (Amio, Dilt, Dopa renal dose, Dobutamine, Milirone, Lasix up to 40mg, insulin drips).  Additional patient populations include ICU transfers, neuro patients (CVA), pulmonary patient's requiring Bipap, Hi-flow and Salter. 

Must have:  candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

·        Cardiac Telemetry knowledge

·        ACLS

·        Knowledge/skill set for Cardiac medical, procedural patients (caths), and cardiac drips

Preferred or nice to have:  candidates with these skills will be considered first.

·         Cardiac telemetry skill set

·         Strong Medical-Surgical knowledge/background with telemetry

List typical procedures performed on unit(s):  

·          Cardiac caths (Left/Right, femoral/radial approach) without intervention

·         Pacers, ablations, cardioversions, EP studies

·        Caridac drips:  Amio, diltiazem, renal dose dopa, dobutamine, milirone, Lasix, and insulin drips.

Best personality Fit:

·        Engaging, team oriented, flexible/adaptable, and patient centered.

REQUIRED CERTIFICATIONS:

·        ACLS