Med Surg/Telemetry Float RN
Lansdale, Pennsylvania
Abington - Lansdale Hospital

Registered Nurse: MS/Tele Float

Location: Lansdale, Pennsylvania Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night, 19:00 to 07:30 (3x12-hour shifts) Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Role Details

• Unit: Med-Surg/Telemetry Float Pool, supporting units MS3 and MS4
• Float scope: Floats between MS3 and MS4 and the Med-Surg/Telemetry units at this facility only
• Patient ratio: 1:5 to 1:6
• Weekends: Every other weekend, Friday and Saturday nights
• On call: Not required
• Block schedule: Accepted
• First-time travelers: Accepted
• Local candidates: Accepted
• Time off: All time off must be sent with the submittal and written into the offer. One pre-approved requested time off (RTO) is permitted per contract.
• Charting system: Epic
• Scrub color: Navy blue

Clinical Expectations

• Comfort with Med-Surg/Telemetry care, including:

  • Feeding tubes
  • Pre- and post-hemodialysis care
  • Central, peripheral, and PICC line management
  • Phlebotomy and IV starts
  • Heparin protocols
  • Oxygen therapy
  • Isolation precautions

Required Qualifications

• Licensure: Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Pennsylvania
• Education: Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience: 2 years of Med-Surg/Telemetry nursing experience
• Recent experience: Med-Surg/Telemetry experience within the last year
• Certification: Basic Life Support (BLS) issued by the American Heart Association, American Red Cross, or RQI
• Feeding tubes: Experience with feeding tube care
• Hemodialysis: Experience with pre- and post-hemodialysis care
• Central lines: Experience with central line management
• PICC lines: Experience with PICC line management
• Phlebotomy: Phlebotomy skills
• IV insertion: IV insertion skills
• Heparin: Experience with heparin protocols
• Electronic health record: Experience with Epic