Registered Nurse - Cardiac Tele

Carenest Health Services • Stockbridge, GA

23h

About The Position

Provides nursing care to adult and geriatric patients on a 32-bed cardiac telemetry unit, including overflow IMCU patients and patients with cardiac, renal, pulmonary, surgical, vascular, and other medical/surgical needs. The position requires experience managing continuous IV medications, including cardiac drips, diuretics, anticoagulants, and insulin drips. First-time travelers are not accepted. Prior travel experience and experience managing continuous IV medications are required.

The unit uses Epic, Pyxis, and SBAR. Nurses may float within the facility and their scope of practice as needed. Travelers typically do not manage Precedex; core staff manage those patients. Call is rare, with a two-hour response time. The schedule typically includes every other weekend, with travelers filling gaps after permanent staff are scheduled. Holiday work expectations depend on the number of major holidays within the assignment. Full compliance is required to start on time; otherwise, the start may be pushed back two weeks due to the biweekly orientation schedule. Non-billable orientation hours depend on contract length. Local candidates are accepted at the same rate.

Requirements

• At least 2 years of experience.
• Prior travel experience; first-time travelers are not accepted.
• Experience managing continuous IV medications, including the listed cardiac, diuretic, anticoagulant, and insulin drips.
• BLS certification.
• ACLS certification.
• Basic arrhythmia knowledge.
• Ability to work with adult and geriatric patients and within the described cardiac telemetry scope.

Nice To Haves

• Epic experience (preferred).

Responsibilities

• Manage adult and geriatric cardiac telemetry patients, including overflow IMCU patients.
• Manage continuous IV medications, including amiodarone, Cardizem, dobutamine, dopamine, milrinone, nitroglycerin, Bumex, Lasix, Aggrastat, argatroban, heparin, and insulin drips.
• Provide care for patients with arrhythmias, cardiac conditions, CHF, chest pain, renal and pulmonary conditions, PE, DVT, and other medical/surgical needs.
• Perform or support arrhythmia management and cardioversion.
• Care for post-cardiac catheterization patients, including patients with TR Bands.
• Float within the facility and scope of practice as needed.
• Work weekends and holidays as scheduled; respond to rare call requirements within two hours.

What This Job Offers

• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed