MS/Tele RN
Rochester, New York
Unity Hospital

MS/Tele RN

Overview

• Travel/Contract role in Rochester, New York
• Night shift: 3x12 hours, 19:00–7:00
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• First-timers accepted
• Weekend requirement: every other weekend
• No on-call
• No locals within 75 miles
• Pending license not accepted
• RTO limit: no more than 1 week in the contract

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in New York
• Med Surg / Telemetry (1 year of experience)
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• BLS issued by American Heart Association
• NIHSS
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Phlebotomy skills
• IV insertion skills
• Non-invasive airway management
• Use of Rapid Response Teams
• Management of dysrhythmias
• Experience with Epic

Preferred

• Epic

Unit / Float Scope

• MS/Tele
• May float to ed boarders, ICU (stable), medsurg, and acute brain injury (stable patients)

Clinical Context

• Day/eve ratios are 5:1, stretching to 6–7:1
• Night ratios are expected to be 6–7:1, stretching to 8–10:1 if staff calls in
• PCTs on all units handle vital signs, blood glucose checks, EKGs, and ADLs
• Patient diagnoses include cardiac, pulmonary, pain, GI, infection, and unmanaged DM
• Special equipment includes bladder scanners, tele, EKG machines, and lifepacks
• Scrub color: any combo of navy and white