Cardiac Tele RN
Clinton, South Carolina
Laurens County Memorial Hospital

Cardiac Tele

Overview

• Travel/Contract Registered Nurse role in Clinton, South Carolina.
• Night shift: 3x12, 19:00 to 07:30.
• Weekend coverage is every other weekend, though this may change based on need.
• Float is required to like units or to other facilities depending on need.
• Contract length: 13 weeks.

Unit / Patient Population

• Inpatient adults with actual or potential life-threatening multisystem or cardiac conditions.
• Common cardiovascular diagnoses include sepsis, MI, unstable angina, and Coronary Artery Disease.
• Patient population may also include cardiac patients receiving IV antiarrhythmic therapy, vasoactive infusions, and anticoagulation.

Special Procedures / Unit Details

• Vasoactive drug administration
• Antiarrhythmic drug therapy
• Thrombolytic therapy
• Defibrillation/cardioversion
• Thoracentesis
• Cardiac telemetry monitoring
• EKG
• Non-invasive blood pressure monitoring

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in South Carolina
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS
• Med Surg / Telemetry (1 year of experience)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• Cardiac PCU - Progressive Care Unit experience
• Experience with Epic
• Experience with vasoactive drug administration
• Experience with antiarrhythmic drug therapy
• Experience with thrombolytic therapy
• Experience with defibrillation/cardioversion
• Experience with thoracentesis
• Experience with cardiac telemetry monitoring
• Experience with EKG
• Experience with non-invasive blood pressure monitoring

Additional Notes

• First-time travelers will be reviewed based on experience.