ED Holds/Telemetry RN
Chandler, Arizona
Chandler Regional Medical Center

ED Holds/Tele RN

Overview

• Specialty: ED Holds/Tele
• Location: Chandler, Arizona
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Nights
• Hours: 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week
• Unit context: ED holds waiting for placement on a unit, primarily MS/Tele
• Beds: 60 ED beds at the primary site; 31 ED beds at the secondary site
• Ratio: 1:4

Required Qualifications

• RN license
• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS - AHA or APEX
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience, within the past 6 months
• Strong cardiac tele background
• Must be able to decrease cardiac drips per physicians’ orders and parameters
• Must be able to read and interpret strips
• Must pass a dysrhythmia exam within 48 hours of receiving the offer, through RELIAS, with 2 maximum attempts
• Must pass a pass/fail simulation lab on day one of orientation

Preferred Qualifications

• Preferably 2 years of experience

Responsibilities

• Care for ED hold patients waiting for placement in the hospital
• Titrate drips as ordered
• May assist with ED patient needs such as vitals, IV starts, and medication administration
• Will not be primary RN for ED patient assignment

Scheduling and Logistics

• Self-scheduling may be available, but it can change
• Weekend requirement: 4 weekend shifts in a 4-week schedule
• Holiday requirement: rotate with permanent staff
• No call required
• Floating: med/surg/tele/overflow units and EDs as needed
• Orientation: 2 shifts to Med/Surg/Tele at the primary campus
• Scrub color: Navy

Unit Details

• Common patient population: primarily MS/Tele
• Common titratable drips: Cardizem, Heparin, Amiodarone
• ED PCTs are available
• No monitor tech in the ED
• No vents