Telemetry RN
Bakersfield, California
Mercy Hospital Downtown

Tele 4SW RN

Location

Bakersfield, California

Schedule

• Nights
• 12-hour shifts: 7a-7:30p or 7p-7:30a
• Every shift huddle at 0700 and 1900
• Every other weekend
• 1 major and 1 minor holiday minimum

Unit Details

• 32-bed unit, all private rooms
• Nurse-to-patient ratios: 1:4 for tele patients; 1:5 for MedSurg patients
• If mixed MedSurg and Tele, ratio remains 1:4
• GE monitors
• CNAs based on census

Patient Population

• Acute/chronic medical conditions
• Post-surgical patients, including bariatrics and total joints
• Urology, GYN, podiatry, general surgery
• Stroke patients
• Potential oncology patients
• Non-titratable drips
• Set-rate Cardizem, Amiodarone, and Heparin

Required Qualifications

• RN license
• At least 2 years of experience
• BLS
• ACLS
• NIHSS
• Must be able to read and interpret all cardiac rhythms

Preferred Qualifications

• Cerner experience

Floating

• Travelers are first to float
• May float to Mercy Downtown
• May float to any MS Tele unit
• May float to ICU for MedSurg Tele patients
• May float to ER for MedSurg Tele holds

Other Details

• No call; may be placed on standby for low census with a 30-minute response time if called in
• CPAP or BiPAP per RT and MD order; no vents
• Navy blue scrubs
• 1-2 shifts of orientation with a preceptor
• Strict attendance expectations