Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry
Middlebury, VT
Tact Staff
3x12 hrs

SF - Amanda Barata

Travel Rate: $110
Radius: $105: 51-100 miles
Local: $100: 50 miles or less

Assignment for 16 weeks

M/S tele RN: 12H Nights, 36H weeks; Every otherweekend; Floating is not required; BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS required; NIHSS is required prior to start; A minimum of 2 years MS tele experience required; Progressive care experience is preferred;Patient population consists of young adult to end of life - MS tele patients, orthos, urology, ENT, GYN, gen surg, PC; Experience with management of uncomplicated cardizem drips, amiodarone drips and uncomplicated DKA management with insulin drips. EPIC experience from within the past 2 years is required and nonnegotiable. Monday to Sunday; Bi-weekly Orientations on Monday. IVS to OFFER; This facility requires ALL work history information (bed count, EMR, Fac type, etc.) to be complete in order to submit. Please ensure all employment gaps over 30 days are explained. Covid and Flu declinations accepted- please have either proof or declinations in packet. No block schedules for any reason. Public Transportation is NOT accessible in this area, please ensure you have reliable transportation, personal vehicle or rental vehicle are strongly recommended. Vehicles should be equipped with all season or snow tires during the months of November – April.

Facility Name: UVMHN Porter Medical Center
Total # of Facility Beds: 25
Unit Name and Cost Center: UVMHN Porter Medical Surgical Telemetry Unit Leader/Point of Contact: Erica Bedell and Elizabeth Wojciechowski Unit Specialty: Medical Surgical Telemetry and some Progressive Care
Teaching Facility: ? Y ? N
Teaching Hospital Experience Required: ? Y ? N Trauma Level: Critical Access Hospital
Prior Travel Experience Required: ? Y ? N
Minimum # Years Clinical Experience Preferred: 2 years
Minimum # Years Clinical Experience in Specialty Required: 2 years Medical Surgical Tele
Certifications Preferred: ACLS, BLS Required
Nurse Patient Ratio by shift: by acuity but gen 1- 4 or 5
Circulate/Scrub as applicable: N/A
Ancillary Assistance:
LNA/CNA/ PCT: ? Y ? N #staff per shift: 2-3 or more at times as nee
Unit clerk/Secretary: ? Y ? N
#staff per shift: varies day to day
Other: Hospital Volunteers
Specialty Testing for Unit/Facility: ? U ? F
#staff per shift: varies by availability
Patient Care Modality: Patient Centered
Documentation System: EPIC Medication System: PYXIS
Floating Required: ? Y ? N
To what units/facilities: Totally voluntary w/in scope
Describe the rotation: only voluntary
Charge preferred/required: ? Y ? N
Scheduling:
12H 645-715 am/pm
Holiday Requirements: As needed to staff unit
Patient Population (Diagnoses): Med Surg Tele pts,orthos,urology,ENT,GYN, Gen Surg,PC
Patient Age Range: Young adult to end of life
Special Equipment: (For example: IV Pumps: Type; Invasive Monitoring; Monitors: Type; ECMO;
Ventilators: Type; ABG: Type) Alaris, Phillips Cardiac monitoring
Respiratory available 24/7 for support ? Y ? N
Anesthesia available 24/7 for support ? Y ? N
Who manages ventilators:
Respiratory-they also manage all nebs and inhalers.
Unit Specific Procedures and Protocols: (For example: Drips; Infusions; Phlebotomy; Starting IVs; EKGs; Transports; Weaning; Nebulizer to Inhaler; Starting IVs, performing venipuncture, Performing EKGs; Discontinuing sheaths)

We are small but mighty. As such we are the Code 99,Rapid Response, Fall and IV team. We care for the usual mixture of medical patients, telemetry patients and our surgical patients include orthopedics, urology, some gyn and general surgery. We also care for some progressive care level patients. These patients would be those who are thought to need a progressive level of care for just a short time but not felt to be unstable or imminently needing ICU level of care. Those more intense patients would be transferred to an ICU/ER within network. We do have written protocols in place to provide supportive care while transfer arrangements are being made. We would never ask a staff member to work outside of their skill set but would provide support and an opportunity for learning. Of note we have 24/7 hospitalist coverage dedicate solely to our unit.
This group is very approachable and supports a culture of teamwork and professional growth. They value our nursing team and our contributions to excellent patient care.

Additional Unit Specific Information:
As a Critical Access Hospital our current max unit census is 25 within17 rooms. There are 4 private rooms (1 End of Life room and 3 isolation rooms). Other semi-private rooms are set up to support negative pressure as well. When we as managers are not present there are house supervisors who watch over all of the units. One of us is always on call and will come in to provide support when needed. We have 24/7 lab and xray support as well. We are looking for experienced critically thinking staff members who are able to integrate quickly into our team to support our mission, vision and values.