Med Surg Telemetry RN
Overland Park, Kansas
Overland Park Regional Medical Center

RN Telemetry

Location: Overland Park, KS Unit: Clinical Decision Unit (CDU), Main Hospital Building Status: New unit, opening 9/16 Contract Length: 13 weeks Hours: 36 per week Shift: 12-hour shifts, weekend rotation Employment Type: Travel

Unit Details

• Beds: 12
• Patient ratio: 5:1
• Level of care: Medical-telemetry
• Unit support: Patient care tech, central telemetry monitoring, charge nurse
• Equipment: iPhone/iMobile, Welch Allyn VS machine, Hoyer lifts, vein finders, kangaroo pump, Pyxis, Mobilab, Virtual Admit RN
• Procedures: Vital signs every 4-8 hours (depending on level of care); continuous cardiac monitoring (remote)
• Patient experience standards: Bedside shift report, safety rounding, AIDET, no-pass zone
• On-call: None
• Floating: First to float
• Recognition: Staff recognition awards

Unit Admission Criteria

• Adult short-stay unit for hemodynamically stable patients in observation status
• Patients are observed for up to 23 hours
• Appropriate when scope of treatment exceeds 6 hours
• A clinical decision for full admission or discharge is made before the 23rd hour

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse license in Kansas
• Minimum 1 year of Med Surg/Telemetry experience, with experience within the last year
• ACLS certification
• BLS certification
• NIHSS certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)

Dress Code

• Royal blue top; black or blue pants
• No T-shirts