Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry
Wilmington, North Carolina
New Hanover Regional Medical Center

NIH preferred

Charge experience preferred

EKG Testing pass required prior to start

Ratios: 1:6-7

Shift: NIGHT 3x12-Hour 36 or 48 hours. If 48 THEN NO OT BILLED UNTIL AFTER 48. Unit will accept contracts from 13 weeks+ up to March 15, 2025 (hard stop) to get the unit through the holidays!

RTO: 7 days MAX;

Float Requirement: YES REQUIRED

Weekend Requirement: 5-6 weekend shifts (equates to every other weekend)

Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team. Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster. Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed.

PATIENT DIAGNOSES: Congestive Heart Failure; Arrhythmias; Post cardiac Cath

SPECIAL PROCEDURES / UNIT DETAILS: Unit monitors cardiac patients. Cardiac Drips (Dobutamine, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Milrinone, Dopamine, etc). Sheaths Pulls, TR Bands, Femstop

UNIT SYSTEMS (Medication, Documentation, Communication): Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR

UNIT ORIENTATION: 24 hours

SCRUBS: Navy

Traveler Experience: NOT REQUIRED

Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes

Skills: Telemetry AND PCU/DOU/IMC/StepdowN experience. Interpretation of dysrhythmias and remote monitoring required. Pre/Post Cardiac Cath, Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery, and Sheath Removal experience required. Accessing ports, Blood Product Administration, central Line/care management, PICC line management, Cardiac drip-titrate Diltiazem and Amiodarone, Post cardiac cath experience

Certs: ACLS

PREFERRED SKILLS / CERTS / EXP: NIH, Charge experience

*MUST Pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty.

NM must interview prior to finalizing the offer

36 or 48 hours per week

Weekend Requirement: 5-6 weekend shifts (equates to every other weekend)

Scheduling Type: Self

Period of contract up to March 15, 2025 with hard stop

Contract staff may be required to report to work during catastrophic events

Possible consolidation to Centralized Office mid-contract

Cardiac Drips (Dobutamine, Amiodarone, Cardizem, Milrinone, Dopamine, etc)

Sheaths Pulls, TR Bands, Femstop

Special procedures - interpretation of dysrhythmias, remote monitoring, Pre/Post Cardiac Cath care, Sheath Removal