MedSurg/Telemetry Registered Nurse
Rochester, New York
Rochester General Hospital

Registered Nurse – MedSurg/Telemetry

Location: Rochester, New York
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Contract Length: 13 weeks (with possible extension)
Shift: Day shift, 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each (7:00 AM – 7:00 PM)
Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
Floating: Required
Local Candidates: Not accepted; must live more than 75 miles away
Patient Ratio Experience: Must have experience managing a 1:6 patient ratio (able to handle 1:5 to 1:7 on this high-volume MedSurg/Telemetry unit)
Charge Nurse Experience: Required
Charting System: EPIC experience required

Unit & Patient Population

• Complex care unit for Medicine, orthopedic overflow, and complex long-term patients
• High volume MedSurg/Telemetry unit

Required Skills & Clinical Competencies

• MedSurg and Telemetry nursing, including telemetry monitoring on the unit
• Use of Rapid Response and Code teams
• Pacemaker management (temporary and permanent)
• Feeding tube care and management
• Blood product administration
• Central line, peripheral line, and PICC line care/management
• Phlebotomy and IV starts
• Heparin protocols
• Orthopedic trauma and total joint replacements
• Surgical drains management
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), nasal cannula, oxygen face masks, and portable oxygen tank use
• Tracheostomy management
• Isolation precautions
• Wound care and wound vac management

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New York
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Minimum 1 year of MedSurg/Telemetry nursing experience within the last year
• Experience managing a 1:6 patient ratio
• Experience in charge nurse roles
• BLS - Basic Life Support issued by American Heart Association
• NIH Stroke Certification
• Pacemaker care and management (temporary and permanent)
• Feeding tube care and management
• Blood product administration
• Central line care and management
• PICC line management
• Heparin protocol management
• Tracheostomy management
• High flow nasal cannula (HFNC) administration
• Surgical drain management
• Experience with Epic

Health & Compliance Requirements

• Physical exam within 1 year of start, updated annually
• Fit mask test within 1 year, updated annually (specific acceptable mask types)
• Negative TB test or chest X-ray within 1 year (or TB questionnaire as applicable)
• Immunizations or positive titers for:

  • Rubeola (Measles)
  • Mumps
  • Rubella
  • Hepatitis B (surface antibody positive titer, completed series, or declination)
  • Varicella
• Drug screening within 30 days of start
• Seasonal flu vaccination or signed declination during flu season
• Snellen eye exam within 1 year of start
• COVID vaccination copy preferred but not required

Background & Verification

• Government-issued photo ID required
• 7-year criminal background check within 3 months of start (including felony, SSN trace, national criminal, sex offender, education verification)
• EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks required within 3 months and updated monthly
• Education verification from primary source required (no hard copy degrees accepted)
• Employment verification of at least 2 past employments required
• References: 2 references within 3 years (required for direct hire candidates)

Additional Notes

• Scrub color: navy bottoms, navy or white tops
• Facility uses Epic for charting
• Candidates must be prepared for floating to other units as needed

This position is ideal for experienced MedSurg/Telemetry RNs comfortable with complex patient care, telemetry monitoring, and high patient volumes in a tertiary care hospital setting.