Med Surg Telemetry RN
Tulsa, Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University Medical Center

Med Tele RN

Overview

• Location: Tulsa, Oklahoma
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Days, 12-hour shifts (3x12), 36 hours per week
• Shift Times: 0630-1900 or 1830-0700

Required Qualifications

• Certifications: ACLS, BLS (AHA), NIHSS
• Licensure: Must have no license or background hits, regardless of how long ago
• Experience:

  • Minimum of 2 years of acute care inpatient experience, including 2 years of recent hospital acute experience in the area submitted to
  • TELE (telemetry) experience for all nurses
• Reference: One supervisor reference from the most recent or current assignment. Charge nurse references are not accepted.
• Work History Details: Must include unit size, hospital size, trauma level, EMR used, patient types/duties, and float areas.
• Prior Employment: Must note if the clinician has ever worked for the facility.

Preferred Qualifications

• Teaching facility experience

Clinical Assignment

• Department: Med Tele RN
• Units:

  • 5E MS/Tele: Post-op cath lab, chest pain, COPD, cardiac dysrhythmias, CHF, various MS diagnoses
  • 6E MS: Ortho/surgery, various MS diagnoses
  • 7E MS: Psych, various MS diagnoses
  • 8E MS: Various MS diagnoses, COPD exacerbation, COVID (if applicable), CKD, wound care patients
• Patient Types: Pre- and post-CABG care, cath lab, chest pain, new-onset AFib, pacemaker, cardiac abnormalities, CHF, renal failure, pneumonia, COPD, psych-SI, altered mental status, renal/uro, acute kidney injury, dialysis (dedicated dialysis department in the hospital), chronic and acute wounds
• Nurse-to-Patient Ratio: 1:6, which can increase based on staffing and acuity
• Nurse Aides: Available depending on census; CNA ratio 1:8-12
• Drip Titration: RNs are required to titrate drips, including heparin and amiodarone/Cardizem (fixed rates)
• Telemetry: Most patients are on telemetry. A monitor tech is present 24/7, and nurses must read and interpret their own strips.
• Respiratory Equipment: CPAP, BiPap
• Charge Nurse: Mostly free-float, with possible light patient assignment

Scheduling and Policies

• Scheduling: Self-scheduling with manager balancing. The initial schedule is not self-scheduled. Block schedules and matching travel partner schedules are not guaranteed.
• Weekends: Minimum of 6 Saturdays or Sundays in a 6-week period
• Holidays: Managers assign holiday work at their discretion. No holiday time off is approved, and holiday call-ins result in contract cancellation.
• Call: No call or standby
• Call-Off Policy: 1 shift every 14 days per pay period
• Dress Code: Black scrub top and bottom required
• Time Clock: All clinicians must clock in and out at the facility.

Orientation

• 8 hours of non-billable orientation; guaranteed hours do not apply during orientation
• Non-billable modules, about 2 hours, completed before day 1
• Day 1: Mix of classroom and unit orientation, 0700-1900, followed by time on the unit with a preceptor