Tele RN
Fredericksburg, Texas
Hill Country Memorial Hospital

RN Tele

Overview

• Travel assignment in Fredericksburg, Texas
• 36 hours per week
• 13-week contract
• Unit: 2 North – Med-Surg
• 24-bed unit on the 2nd floor of the Main Hospital
• Patient ratio: 1:6

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in Texas
• Med Surg / Telemetry (2 years of experience)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• BLS
• ACLS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Experience with postoperative care

Preferred Qualifications

• PALS
• NIH
• 2 years experience or more

Unit Details

• Staffed with day shift charge, RN/LVN, aides, and a unit clerk; night shift charge, RN/LVN, and aides
• Typical equipment includes C.O.W.s, BP Machines, Doppler, Bladder Scanner, Heating Pad, Hoyer Lift, Sara Steady, Sit to Stand, Traction, SCDs, IV Pumps, PCA Pump, Epidural Pump, Ambit Pain Pump, KCI & Prevena Wound Vac
• EMR: Meditech Expanse (PCS)

Common Procedures / Patient Care

• Daily weights, vital signs, intake/output, hourly rounding, bedside report
• CBI, cardiac gtt, heparin gtt, phototherapy, wound care, IV starts, discharge/admit own patients, NGT, foley care

Floating

• ICU for MedSurg overflow patients

Schedule

• 4-week schedule
• Every other weekend or 2 weekends required
• Holidays required
• RTO must be pre-approved

Other Notes

• Dress code: Navy Blue scrubs
• Best fit: self-motivated, takes initiative, team-player