Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Downey, California
PIH Health Hospital - Downey

Registered Nurse (RN), MS/Tele

Overview

• Location: Downey, California
• Employment type: Travel/Contract
• Start: ASAP
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day, 3x12-hour shifts, 7:00 to 19:30
• Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week
• Schedule: MS/Tele days

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in California
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• 2 years of Med Surg / Telemetry experience
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) certification issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification issued by American Heart Association or RQI
• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale certification, required for MS/Tele RNs)
• Experience with feeding tubes
• Experience with PICC lines
• IV insertion skills
• Experience with tracheostomy management
• Experience with CPAP
• Experience with BiPAP
• Experience with wound care
• Experience with titratable or cardiac IV medications
• Experience accessing ports
• Central line care and management

Skills Required

• MS/Tele and telemetry monitoring on the unit
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Use of rapid response teams
• IV insulin and heparin protocols
• Feeding tube care and management
• Continuous bladder irrigation
• Pre/post hemodialysis management and renal failure care
• Accessing ports and blood product administration
• Central line, PICC line, and peripheral line care and management; starting IVs
• PCA, CVA, and ortho trauma care; total joint replacements
• Surgical drains and chest tubes (Emerson/Pleur-evac)
• External CPAP/BiPAP, high flow nasal cannula (HFNC), and other oxygen delivery (nasal cannula, face masks, portable tanks)
• Interpretation of ABGs
• Non-invasive airway and tracheostomy management
• Isolation precautions
• Wound care and wound vac

Time-Off Requests (RTO)

• No RTO during the first two weeks of the assignment
• Maximum of 3 RTO days
• Must be willing to work holidays
• RTO must be included on the submittal and cannot be changed once submitted, except to cancel requested time
• Confirm all dates needed off for the full 13-week contract