Travel Telemetry RN - Contract

48hrs Guaranteed preferred
12/14 start date

Travel Telemetry RN
Shift Time: Start Time: 07:00 AM End Time: 07:00 PM
Shift Type: Day Shift
13 WEEKS
Location: Overland Park Kansas
Address: 5721 W. 119th St OP KS (Leawood area)
Unit Name: Med Tele

General Information
Unit Specifics:
Number of Beds : 25
Patient Ratios : 4-5:1
Unit staffing description- (unit secretaries and tech availability) : 25 bed Med Tele unit that takes primarily renal, urology, oncology, pulmonology, cardiology and general med surg patients. We are highly focused on safety and quality and have high expectations for documentation compliance and processes related to central lines/foleys/cdiff and other HAIs. We pride ourselves on our team work and support from our charge nurses. Techs staff the unit as well.
Type of equipment : EKG, bladder scanner, sit to stand, hoyer lift, hover mat, Alaris pumps, Pyxis
Documentation system: Meditech- EBCD
Scheduling requirements: At least every 3rd weekend, 3 shifts per week.
Floating policy: Can float to like units (Ortho/Neuro/CCU/CDU/SSU/Obs/Rehab)
Patient Experience requirements: We are focused on our 2X2 s 1)Nurse Explain and 2) Nurse Courtesy and Respect. We conduct Nurse Leader Rounds on every patient, every day, including a pre-round where we ask the nurse what the patients preferred name is, a personal connection and how we can validate the 2X2 s. We also conduct a post round where we coach on anything that is not within our expectations and recognize anything that our patients said about their care. We are monitoring white boards, tidiness of room, safety and quality measures.
Hospital Specifics-
Certifications: CP Center, Primary Stroke Center, Colorectal COE, Bariatric COE, Ortho Certified
Hiring profile
Requested Skill Set:
Must have: ACLS, BLS, Basic Dys, a good attitude and a team oriented mind.
NIH Certification
Advanced skills needed:
Procedures performed on unit: basic MS procedures
Certifications Required: see above


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