Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Lafayette, Louisiana
Lafayette General Medical Center

Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical

Location: Lafayette, Louisiana Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night (3x12 hours), 18:45-07:15 Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week

Unit Details

• Unit accommodates first-time travelers who have 2 years of experience.
• Patient diagnoses include chest pain, CAD, PVD, arrhythmias, DM, COPD exacerbation, PNA, HTN, MI, renal failure, PE, CHF, GI bleed, and syncope.
• Potential for medical-surgical overflow (e.g., GI bleed, sepsis, CVA, COVID-positive).
• Procedures include pre/post cath lab care, PPM/AICD, ablations, vascular surgeries (CEAs, fem-pops), drip titration (e.g., Cardizem, Amiodarone, Dobutamine, Nitroglycerin, Dopamine, heparin), and bedside sheath pulling.
• Special equipment: telemetry monitoring, chest tubes, PCAs, epidurals, and wound vacs.
• Float scope: may be pulled to all other inpatient units.
• Scheduling: unable to guarantee specific scheduling requests (e.g., block scheduling).

Required Qualifications

• Valid Louisiana RN license (active Louisiana RN license or Compact License required upon submission)
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience: 2 years, with experience within the last year
• BLS (AHA only; RQI accepted)
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• CABG care
• Chest tube care
• Post-angiogram, MI, cardiac cath, and sheath removal care
• Port access
• Blood product administration
• Central line care and management
• PICC line care
• IV insertion skills
• Experience with cardiac or critical care drips (e.g., titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips)

Assignment Expectations

• Holiday availability: must work 2 of 4 designated holidays annually (Halloween, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's). Holidays are rotated every other year.
• Emergency team: may be assigned to an emergency team, requiring staying at the facility until the event passes or serving on the relief team.
• Emergency preparedness checklist: required for review and for all candidates on assignment during hurricane season (June 1 to November 30).