Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry
Boise, Idaho
St. Luke's Boise Medical Center

ACLS - required due to cardiac focus and telemetry responsibilities

NIHSS - since the job entails working with post stroke patients as mentioned under common diagnoses/types of patients.

Prior travel preferred, but not required.

Must have post procedural cardiac experience (cath lab, ablations, open heart).

Prefer PCU and Stepdown experience.

Must be able to read and interpret telemetry and document it appropriately.

Common titratable &/or set rate drips include set rate cardiac gtt, amio, cardizem, dopamine, & dobutamine.

Scheduler works with travelers to create schedule, Travelers are asked to stay flexible and help fill gaps in permanent scheduling, block scheduling is not guaranteed (Max of 5 shifts in a row).

Scheduler is mindful of trying to group days together for night shift.

5-6 weekend shifts in 6 week schedule.

May be asked to work Holidays, would not be expected to work every Holiday.

7th Flr: General Tele; post procedural overflow, CHF, sepsis, electrolyte imbalances, post strokes, and more.

Travelers are first to float; They can be floated to any other MS, MS-Tele, or Tele unit within the hospital and at their sister facilities- Meridian & Nampa.