Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,116 per week

TalentBurst, Inc is seeking a travel nurse RN Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 12 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

About Facility

Milwaukee, WI

Level III Trauma Center

Level III NICU

Magnet Designation

Comprehensive Stroke Center

Beds: 933

General Information

Beds: 27

Experience: 2 years

First-time traveler: Yes

Patient Types:

cath lab, amputations, pre-surgical - we send patients to surgery and most don't come back unless no intervention was done and will return, open heart and vascular patients will not come back

CHF, EP studies, afib and dysrhythmias, Coumadin loading

Cardiac-Heart Failure (as of 1/30/23)

Patient Ratios:

RN: Days/PMs (0700-2330) - 1:4-5, Overnight (2300-0700) – 1:6-8

Tech: Day - 1:6; Night - 1:7

Required Certifications:

RN: BLS

Skills required

cardiac gtts (Primacor, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Dobutamine), heparin, lasix and insulin gtt.

Chest tube, traches, telemetry reading, wound care

Support on the Unit:

Charge nurse, has 2-3 patients on days, full assignment on nights

Unit secretary, 24/7

Hospitalist, 24/7

RT, 24/7

Centralized telemetry monitoring with tele tech

Phlebotomy to assist with peripheral blood draws

Charting System/Equipment:

EPIC- preferred

Alaris

Pyxis

Client monitors

Floating:

all other inpatient areas within scope of practice, could possibly float to the ICU to take care of appropriate MS patient assignments (this is rare)

ED Holding – 1:4 ratio

Travelers 1st to float

Can float at any time during shift to comparable floor acuity

Orientation:

at least one shift to learn flow

Scheduling:

Weekend rotation: every other

No block scheduling

Can we approve time off up to 7 days

Overtime: None unless approved by manager

On Call: none

Holiday Expectations: 1 summer and 1 winter

AAH adheres to a fatigue policy where all staff, including travelers, cannot work more than 60 hours in a week or 5 consecutive 12 hour shifts

Other notes:

Scrub Color: Any - no camo/denim

Must document pain level, before and after (1 hour for oral) giving pain medications - The pain score must also meet the pain score with nth medication order i.e. if a patient has a score of 8, the RN cannot give the Tylenol that is ordered for mild 1-3. The RN must call for an order if the patient wants Tylenol for the score of 8.

Parking: free

Shift
12hr Night Shift (36) Shift Information
1900-0730 Clinical Interviewing- Yes/No
Yes On Call, Call Back Requirements
n/a Weekend Rotation
Every other Holiday Requirements
One per contract Floating Requirements

Yes

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Talent Burst Job ID #26-21832. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN Tele

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