Med Surg/Telemetry RN
Des Moines, IA
Care Career
4x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

RN – Medical Surgical / Med Surg Tele Job Description

Job Title: Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical Surgical / Med Surg Tele
Facility Type/Setting: Acute Care Hospital
Shift & Schedule: Day Shift | 4×12-hour shifts (4x1)
Weekly Hours: 48 hours
Contract Length: 13 Weeks

Weekend Requirements: Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Monday OR 3 weekend shifts with a fourth shift during the week, at RN discretion
Holiday Requirements: Must work 1–2 of the following 3 holidays unless the unit is closed: Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's
Floating: Required across all campuses, 
Tele Monitoring: Remote tele tech monitoring

Requirements:

• Active Iowa RN license or Compact/Multistate license at submission.
• Minimum 24 months of current Med Surg / Medical Surgical / Med Surg Tele experience.
• Epic experience required.
• Charge Nurse experience required.
• BLS certification (AHA or American Red Cross).
• First-time travelers accepted.
• Resume must demonstrate 24 months of current Med Surg experience.
• Discipline-specific Med Surg / Medical Surgical / Med Surg Tele skills checklist required.
• Driver's license copy required at submission.
• Professional reference or performance evaluation from a charge nurse, supervisor, nurse manager, director, CNO, or COO within the last 24 months preferred.
• Preceptor experience preferred.
• Psych patient care experience preferred.

Responsibilities:

• Provide nursing care to medical-surgical and medical-surgical telemetry patients.
• Care for patients requiring a variety of medical-surgical treatments.
• Manage overflow patients following orthopedic surgeries, including hip and knee procedures.
• Provide nursing care to psychiatric patients when the unit receives overflow.
• Monitor patients receiving heparin drips.
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams to coordinate patient care.
• Perform charge nurse responsibilities as required.
• Float between assigned hospital campuses based on staffing needs.