Registered Nurse-Telemetry

Description

Job Opportunity:
Registered Nurse - Telemetry

Facility:
Providence Swedish Cherry Hill Campus

Location:

Seattle, WA

Employment Type:

Travel/Contract

Shift: Night (3x12 Hours) 19:00 7:00

Start Date:

2/17/2025
Job Duration: 13 weeks

Compensation:
Rate Type:
Hourly
Over Time: 40 total hours in 1 week: 1.3%
Double Time:
None
On-Call: 15$
Call Back: 1.3%
Holiday Pay: 1.3%

Additional Information:
If your traveler has worked for any Providence affiliated facility as a perm staff - they must be separated from the health system for a minimum of 3 months to qualify for a travel contract. Swedish honors compact licenses.

REQUIRED 2-3 years telemetry experience; optional- VAD, TAVR experience). Screen if strong 2 yrs experience with all requirements
Manager would like to see travelers with stronger OHS experience

- Medication System:
Pyxis
- Documentation System: EPIC (REQUIRED, HARDSTOP)
- Communication: SBAR

PATIENT DIAGNOSES:
- Surgical Cardiac Telemetry Unit, myocardial infarction, rule out MI, Primary arrhythmias, pre/post open-heart surgery patients, vascular surgery patients, coronary artery disease, heart failure, pre/post cath lab with or without interventions, stroke patients with cardiac involvement

SPECIAL PROCEDURES:
- Breathing Treatments, Chest Tube Set-up/Care, CPAP/BiPap, Trach Care
- Blood/Blood Products Administration
- Cardioversion / Defibrillation, Epicardial Pacer Management
- LVAD/Impella, Open Heart 24-28 hours Post-Op
- Tele Interpretation - Dysrhythmia Interpretation and management

Hard Stop (REQUIRED)
- Surgical Telemetry -(open heart surgery experience and vascular ( groin) radial band management, IV skills, ACLS, BCLS, NIH, 2-3 years telemetry experience; optional- VAD, TAVR experience)
- sheath pull experience optional

SPECIAL EQUIPMENT:
- Heparin, Insulin, Amiodarone, Antiarrhythmics, Beta Blockers, Cardizem, Hydralazine, Ketamine, Lasix, Nicardipine, Nitroglycerin, Stable drips

SKILLS

Work Setting:
- M/S / Tele, Telemetry, Cardiac Telemetry (REQUIRED)

Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response:
- Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias, Telemetry
-on the unit monitoring, Telemetry- remote monitoring (REQUIRED)

Cardiovascular:
- POST MI, Pre/Post Cardiac Cath, Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery (REQUIRED)
- Post Cardiac Angiogram, Sheath Removal (PREFERRED)

Endocrine/Metabolic:
- V insulin protocols, Titration of Insulin drips (PREFERRED)

Gastrointestinal:
- Feeding tube care and management (PREFERRED)

Genitourinary/Renal:
- Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management, Renal failure (PREFERRED)

IV therapy/Phlebotomy:
- Blood Product Administration, Starting IVs (REQUIRED)
- Accessing Ports, Phlebotomy, PICC line management (PREFERRED)

Medications:
- Heparin Protocols, Manage Cardiac drips- no titration, Manage Vasoactive drips-no titration (REQUIRED)
- PCA, Procedural Sedation Administration, Titrate Cardiac drips, Titrate Vasoactive drips (PREFERRED)

Plastics:
- Surgical drains (REQUIRED)

CERTS: ACLS, BCLS, NIH (REQUIRED)
STAFFING RATIO: 1:4-5
FLOAT:
Yes
SCRUBS:
Navy