Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Med/Surg Tele night shift position requiring a CO or compact RN license and cardiac drip titration experience.

Details

• Acute care Med/Surg/Telemetry unit (MS/Tele 4N) within a hospital setting
• Patient population includes CHF, hypertension, chest pain work-ups, COPD, asthma, pneumonia, pancreatitis, bowel obstructions, GI bleeding, and acute renal failure
• Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:4 day shift and 1:5 night shift
• Night shift schedule, 12-hour shifts
• Weekend requirement of a minimum of 6 shifts per 6-week schedule
• Holiday coverage required
• Call/standby requirements determined by the nurse manager
• Self-scheduling and block scheduling available
• Floats within the Med/Surg and Tele float pool, with priority to float first; may float within Zone 3 in cases of extreme need
• Telemetry monitoring performed by dedicated tele techs 24/7, with RN co-signing strips
• Nurse aide support available at an approximate ratio of 10-12 per unit
• Uses EPIC EMR
• Respiratory equipment on unit includes CPAP, HFNC, and NRB

Requirements

• Active CO or Compact (NLC) RN license required
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications (AHA) required
• Minimum of 2 years of RN experience required
• Experience with cardiac drips and post cath lab care required
• Experience titrating analgesics, anticoagulants, and antihypertensives required
• Driver's license copy required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care on a Med/Surg/Telemetry unit, including titration of common drips and monitoring of cardiac patients
• Charge nurse role is available and does take a patient assignment
• Unit/department-specific orientation details and location provided during orientation week
• Clinicians must be in-state for orientation week, even if initial modules are completed remotely
• Scrub color requirement is caribbean blue for RNs at this facility
• Must reside at least 60 miles from the facility to meet radius requirements for this role
• Candidates may not have been directly employed by any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility within the past year