Telemetry RN
Meridian, Idaho
St. Luke's Meridian Medical Center

Telemetry RN

Overview

• Travel assignment in Idaho
• 13-week contract
• 12-hour shifts
• Nights; days are also available
• Start ASAP

Required Qualifications

• Active RN license
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
• 2 years of telemetry nursing experience
• Cardiac drip experience
• NIH stroke assessment experience
• Post-cath recovery experience
• Chest tube experience

Schedule

• 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• Weekends required
• Holidays required
• No block scheduling

Unit Details

• 27 beds, with 10 more planned
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:4
• Common patient population includes CHF, NSTEMI, STEMI, stroke, sepsis, diabetes, CAD, renal failure, respiratory failure, pneumothorax, and post-cath lab patients
• RNs do not titrate drips
• Telemetry techs are currently on the unit
• Charge nurse and house supervisor are present and do not take patients
• Nurse aides are present at a ratio of 1:8/9
• Respiratory therapy manages CPAP, BiPAP, and high-flow equipment
• Nurses read and document telemetry every 6 hours

Floating

• Floats to like units and Med/Surg
• May also float to ICU if experienced

Orientation

• System onboarding plus 2 orientation shifts

Additional Notes

• Any clean, well-kept, professional scrub color is allowed
• Candidate must live outside a 50-mile radius