Med Surg/Telemetry RN
Greensboro, North Carolina
The Moses H. Cone Memorial Hospital

Registered Nurse: MS/Tele (Telemetry)

Location: Greensboro, North Carolina Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Schedule: Nights, 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 PM to 7:30 AM), 36 hours per week. Every 3rd weekend and holidays as needed. Float: Required. Travelers may float between all campuses in the system if needed.

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Carolina
• Minimum 1 year of Med Surg / Telemetry experience, with experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• BLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Driver's license
• Experience with Epic

Unit and Patient Care

• Inpatient rehabilitation department
• Patient ratio of 1:6. On a rotating basis, one unit may assign 7 patients of equivalent acuity to the nurse.
• Patient population: CVA, TBI, ABI, spinal cord injury, neurological diagnoses, generalized debility, and post-op surgical patients (including s/p stroke and aneurysm)
• Duties include lab result interpretation, medication reconciliation, vital signs, dressing changes, aseptic/sterile procedure trays, specimen labeling, UA clean catch, phlebotomy, telephone triage, and pharmacy and patient refill calls.

Screenings and Health Requirements

• Background check within 60 days of start, covering the past 7 years. No open hits accepted.
• Negative 10-panel drug screen within 40 days of start
• Negative TB test (QuantiFERON or TSPOT) within 6 months of start
• TB questionnaire, updated annually
• Tdap vaccination record
• MMR (measles, mumps, rubella) and varicella: positive titer or 2 vaccine doses
• Hepatitis B: titer or declination
• Flu vaccine or medical/religious exemption required during flu season (starting 9/22). Declinations not accepted.
• Fit test for an approved N95 respirator, updated annually

Documentation

• 2 supervisory references: one from an assignment within 12 months of start and one within 24 months
• Employment application with 7-year work history
• Verification of all employment within the last 5 years
• Annual skills checklist (one-week grace period to renew)
• Badge photo meeting facility requirements, submitted before clearance
• Health history form