Medical-Surgical Telemetry Registered Nurse
Dyer, Indiana
Franciscan Health Dyer Campus

Registered Nurse - Telemetry

Location: Dyer, Indiana
Employment Type: Travel
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Position Details

• Specialty: Medical-Surgical / Telemetry
• Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
• Weekly Guaranteed Hours: 36
• Weekend Hours: Every other Saturday & Sunday (24 hours total), holidays override weekend rotation
• Call Requirements: None
• Number of Openings: 1

Unit Information

• Number of Beds: 30
• Patient Ratios: 6:1
• Equipment:

  • Alaris IV pumps
  • Feeding pumps
  • Occasional chest tubes and PCA pumps
  • Vocera communication device
  • Rovers (cell phones with EMR capabilities)
  • Pyxis medication dispensing system
  • Phillips telemetry
• Electronic Medical Record (EMR): Epic

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Indiana
• Minimum 1 year of telemetry experience, including telemetry experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Experience with Epic electronic medical record system

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience with Continuous Ambulatory Peritoneal Dialysis (CAPD)

Patient Population

• Observation and inpatient care
• Common diagnoses include:

  • Chest pain
  • Stroke
  • Congestive heart failure (CHF)
  • Chronic kidney disease (CKD)
  • Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)
  • Failure to thrive
  • Alcohol withdrawal (CIWA <9)
  • Sickle cell crisis
  • Cellulitis
  • Sepsis

Work Environment & Expectations

• Team-player with ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Prioritizes patient satisfaction
• Flexible with scheduling
• Must follow assigned holiday rotation (includes July 4th, Thanksgiving, New Year's)
• Floating required within the same level of care (float log maintained)

Dress Code

• Scrubs: Dark navy blue
• No facial piercings visible during shift (must remove or cover)
• No hoodies or artificial nails in clinical areas

Additional Notes

• No call requirements
• Floating within unit expected