Med Surg Telemetry RN
Shawnee Mission, KS
Care Career
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Shift & Contract Details

• Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
• Shift Length: 12 hours
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
• Contract: 91 weeks (confirm duration)
• Weekends: Rotating weekends
• On-Call: None
• Floating: First to float.

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license.
• Minimum 2 years of nursing experience.
• Medical-Telemetry experience required.
• BLS certification.
• ACLS certification.
• NIH Stroke Scale certification.
• Understanding of basic cardiac dysrhythmias and telemetry.

Unit Details

• Unit: Clinical Decision Unit (CDU)
• Beds: 12
• Patient Ratio: 1:5
• Level of Care: Medical-Telemetry
• Documentation: Meditech
• Equipment:
  • iPhone/iMobile
  • Welch Allyn vital signs machines
  • Hoyer lifts
  • Vein finders
  • Kangaroo pumps
  • Pyxis
  • Mobile Lab
  • Virtual Admit RN
• Staff Support: Patient Care Techs, Central Tele Monitoring, Charge Nurse.

Patient Population & Responsibilities

The CDU is an adult short-stay observation unit for hemodynamically stable patients.

• Patients are generally observed for up to 23 hours.
• Monitor patients requiring more than 6 hours of observation.
• Perform vital signs every 4–8 hours depending on patient condition.
• Provide continuous remote cardiac monitoring.
• Recognize and understand basic cardiac dysrhythmias.
• Coordinate patient admission or discharge decisions before the 23-hour observation limit.

Dress Code

• Royal blue scrubs.
• Black or blue pants accepted.
• T-shirts are not allowed.

Important Unit Guidelines

• Patients requiring full admission must have appropriate physician orders entered into Meditech before the 24-hour mark.
• Nurses must follow bedside shift reporting, safety rounding, AIDET communication, and No Pass Zone practices.
• Recognition programs include Daisy Award and Orbit Recognition.

Recruiter Quick Reference

Requirement

Details

RN License

Active

Experience

2 years minimum

Specialty

Medical-Telemetry

BLS

Required

ACLS

Required

NIH Stroke Scale

Required

Charting

Meditech

Patient Ratio

1:5

Beds

12

Guaranteed Hours

36/week

Shift

7 PM–7 AM

Weekend

Rotating

On-Call

None

Floating

First to float