Travel Nurse RN - Med/Surg / Telemetry in Los Angeles, CA

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical / Telemetry

Location

Los Angeles, CA | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 26 Weeks | Nights (3x12 Hours, 19:00–07:30) | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care in a Telemetry/Med-Surg setting with a patient ratio of 1:4, serving an adolescent through geriatric population
• Manage general medical-surgical patients as well as moderate volume orthopedic surgical cases, including total joint procedures and simple gynecological procedures (e.g., hysterectomies, myomectomies)
• Perform cardiac monitoring duties including interpretation and management of dysrhythmias, on-unit telemetry monitoring, and remote telemetry monitoring; ability to read rhythm strips is required
• Administer and manage IV therapy including blood product administration, central line care, PICC line management, and heparin protocols; manage cardiac and vasoactive drips (no titration)
• Provide respiratory and thoracic care including management of chest tubes, external CPAP/BiPAP, HFNC, tracheostomy management, and non-invasive airway management; ventilator experience is required
• Provide every-other-weekend coverage; may float as needed; no on-call requirement

Required Qualifications

• Active California RN license required at time of submission
• Minimum 3 years of RN experience required; minimum 2 years of Telemetry experience required
• Ventilator (vent) experience is a hard requirement
• Total joint orthopedic experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHS)
• Must successfully pass an Advanced EKG exam (onsite, 80% minimum passing score, two attempts permitted) prior to start; failure results in assignment cancellation
• Local candidates are accepted at the travel rate

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience with pre/post cardiac angiogram, pre/post cardiac catheterization, and pre/post cardiac surgery care
• Familiarity with rapid response team protocols and emergency response procedures
• Experience with simple gynecological surgical procedures (hysterectomies, myomectomies)
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a dynamic acute care environment with a well-established telemetry and med-surg unit featuring an average census of 36 patients
• No on-call requirement, offering a more predictable expected schedule with night shift hours