Registered Nurse - Telemetry

Kansas City, MO · Research Medical Center

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Weekly pay

$1929.00 to $2158.00 weekly

13 weeks36 hrs/weekNightCardiac / Cardiovascular

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Contract details

Cost Center: 63627 General Information Unit Specifics:
Number of Beds : 29
Patient Ratios : 1:4
Unit staffing description- (unit secretaries and tech availability): Charge Nurse, Unit Secretary, and PCTs
Type of equipment : Alaris IV Pumps, SCD machines, Hill Rom beds, dinamap in each room, 3 Welch Allen Vital Machines, Wound Vacs, Temporary Pacemakers, Telemetry monitor, EKG Machine, Bladder Scanner, Doppler, Imobile for communication between team members
Documentation system: Meditech
Scheduling

Must work full time hours including 3 weekend shifts per scheduling period.
Floating policy: Contract Nurses will be floated to any area where they have demonstrated competency.
Patient Experience

Must align with our patient experience goals by treating every patient with courtesy and respect and to be responsive to the call light (using patients preferred name, making personal connections, involving the patient in bedside shift report, teaching the patient how to use the phone to call nurse directly, and to always ask if there is anything else you can do before leaving the room). Hiring profile Requested Skill Set: Must have : Cardiac Telemetry or PCU/ICU experience. Read and interpret EKGs and telemetry strips. Advanced skills needed: Must have experience with post cardiac procedural care (Ablations, cardiac catheterizations, Post Op Day 1 Open Heart, permanent Pacemaker placements). Must be able to administer and titrate IV medications such as insulin, Cardizem, Cardene, and Amiodarone. Procedures performed on unit: IV insertions, NGT placement and maintenance, Chest Tube maintenance, Temporary Pacemakers, Foley insertions Certifications Required: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS Dress Code : (Required uniform)
Navy Blue scrubs. May wear black scrub pants with Navy Blue top. Unit Guidelines/Policies : Please attach unit specific policies and guidelines.
ICARE Values Awards/Recognition:
AHA has awarded us Get With the Guidelines-Heart Failure GOLD PLUS with Honor Roll Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment:
Tenured and new staff with a family-like atmosphere
Many contracts have been satisfied with our department and transitioned into full time employees
Fast-paced environment
Use Imobile

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