Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry
Wilmington, North Carolina
New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Registered Nurse: Cardiac Tele

Overview

• Location: Wilmington, North Carolina
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Contract length: 13 weeks (longer contracts of 13-26 weeks accepted; 36- or 48-hour contracts also accepted)
• Shift: Night, 12 hours (18:45-07:15), 36 hours per week
• Ratio: 1:5-6

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Carolina
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience (2 years)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• Experience working with cardiac patients
• PCU (Progressive Care Unit) experience
• Intermediate Care experience
• Stepdown experience
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS

Documentation and Health Requirements

• Background check within 90 days of start, including education verification for the highest profession-specific degree
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start
• Physical within 1 year of start
• TB screening (PPD, Qgold, or Tspot) within 1 year of start; additional steps apply if positive
• Measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and hepatitis B immunity by titer or vaccines; declinations are not accepted for measles, mumps, rubella, or varicella
• Flu vaccination required for all candidates; intranasal vaccines accepted; exemptions reviewed case by case
• Fit test required (any N95 within 1 year of start, or completion of PAPR training if the fit test is failed)
• Employment application and references

Schedule and Expectations

• Float as needed to other units, sometimes for multiple shifts
• Weekend shifts required: 5-6 over a 6-week scheduling period
• Return-to-work (RTO) after booking is not allowed, and RTO on the unit is not allowed; call-offs or additional RTO may result in cancellation and do-not-rehire status
• Assigned to a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team; may be required to report during a catastrophic event, mass casualty, or disaster
• Contract staff may be consolidated to a centralized office mid-contract and preassigned to units

Unit Details

• Unit type: Fast-paced cardiac telemetry unit monitoring cardiac patients
• Patient diagnoses: Congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, pacemaker/ICD implantations, pre- and post-cardiac catheterization
• Procedures and drips: Cardiac drips (dobutamine, amiodarone, Cardizem, milrinone, dopamine, diltiazem, etc.), sheath pulls, TR bands, Femstop
• Unit systems: Pyxis, Epic, and SBAR
• Scrubs: Navy
• Orientation: 24 hours on the unit
• Other: Local candidates accepted