IMCU Tele RN
Redding, California
Mercy Medical Center Redding

Tele RN

Overview

• Travel assignment in Redding, California
• 13 weeks
• Days, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week
• True Tele Unit
• Unit: IMCU (2 West)
• 38 beds

Required Qualifications

• 2-3 years of experience in the specialty
• Active BLS
• Active ACLS
• Active CA license
• NIHSS
• Must be able to read and interpret telemetry strips
• Must pass a dysrhythmia exam
• Open to first-time travelers

Preferred

• Self-motivated
• Team oriented

Unit Details

• Ratios: 1 to 3-4
• Common diagnoses: CHF, COPD, renal failure, respiratory failure, alcohol withdrawal, post PCI
• Common titratable or set-rate drips: DKA, heparin gtt, amiodarone gtt, Cardizem gtt, and other set rates or protocol-driven drips
• RT equipment on unit: BiPAP, CPAP, HFNC; no vents
• Central telemetry monitoring with 2 monitor techs
• Nurses are required to read their own strips
• 2-3 unit aides
• One nurse shift manager acts as team lead; 2 resource/break RNs do not take assignments
• Busy unit, usually full at 38 patients
• Emphasis on bedside shift report, patient experience, HCAHPS, and core measures

Scheduling and Logistics

• Self-scheduling by seniority
• Shift trades available
• No block scheduling
• 4 weekend shifts in a 4-week schedule
• Holidays rotate with permanent staff
• No call or standby requirement
• Float to 4West or Med/Surg departments
• Navy scrubs
• 1 shift of unit orientation