Cardiac Telemetry RN
Wilmington, North Carolina
New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Cardiac Tele

Overview

• Travel/Contract RN role in Wilmington, North Carolina.
• 13-week assignment.
• Day shift, 3x12 hours, 6:45–19:15.
• 36 hours per week.
• Locals accepted.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Carolina
• Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit (2 years of experience)
• Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Telemetry experience

Preferred Qualifications

• Arterial line management
• Wound Care/Wound Vac
• Charge experience

Unit Details

• Cardiac Telemetry / PCU / DOU / IMC / Stepdown setting.
• Ratio: 1:6, varies by acuity.
• Float required at unit discretion.
• Weekend requirement: 4 per 4 weeks, flexible.
• Unit orientation: 24 hours.
• Navy scrubs.

Clinical Skills and Procedures

• Sheath removal
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Post MI
• Pre/Post Cardiac Cath
• Manage cardiac drips, no titration
• Titrate cardiac drips
• Chest tubes with Emerson/Pleuravac
• External CPAP/BIPAP
• Nasal cannula
• Non-invasive airway management
• CABG
• AVR
• MVR
• TAVR
• Mitral Clip
• LAAO (Watchman procedure)
• VATS
• Carotid endarterectomy
• FEM-POP bypass
• Amputations
• Other vascular surgeries
• Cardiac surgeries
• Thoracic surgeries
• General thoracic surgery
• Post cath
• Post DCCV
• Post electrophysiology procedures
• Pacemaker placements

Equipment

• Doppler
• Bladder scanner
• EKG
• Femoral sheaths
• TR band
• Fem-stop
• Chest tubes
• Epicardial pacing wires

Additional Notes

• RTO after booking is not allowed.
• Candidates may be assigned to Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team coverage.
• Candidates may be required to report during catastrophic events, mass casualty events, or disasters.
• Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid-contract may occur, and preassignment to units as needed may occur.