Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,363 per week

Company: Aspirus Wausau Hospital
Location: Wausau
Posted on: February 16, 2025

Job Description:

• Certification Details
• BLS
• ACLS
  • Job Details
  • General job duties.
  • Types of procedures required.
  • Patient care for telemetry unit.
  • Assessments, medication administration, basic EKG interpretation, dressing changes, etc.
  • Primary patient population is medical cardiology, heart & lung surgery, and vascular surgery.
  • 40 beds, Telemetry.
  • Care for: Cardio-Thoracic Surgery, Vascular Surgery, General Cardiology.
  • Providing nursing care for step-down critical care patients.
  • Equipment utilized in the unit/dept.: Electronic charting, pyxis, epidurals, PCA's, bar code scanning for meds, temporary pacers with epicardial wires, chest tubes, wound vac's, IV Alaris pumps.
    • Job Requirements
    • 2 years telemetry experience
    • Specific licensures and certifications/registrations required: BLS, ACLS
      • Schedule Information
      • No call required
      • Every other weekend
      • Varied shifts
        • Unit Specific Information
        • Nurse to patient ratio: Days 3-4, PM's- 4, Nights- 5
        • Dress Code: Scrubs
        • Contract staff typically get (1) 12 hour day orientation in the department, learning lab, mini-hospital orientation, and EPIC training.
          • Additional Details
          • Does your candidate require time off during this assignment? If so, list the days in the comment section.
          • 2 years of RN Cardiac Tele experience?
          • EPIC experience?
          • Proficient treating cardiology, cardiac/thoracic surgery, and vascular surgery patients?
          • Proficient treating: Congestive heart failure, arrhythmias, MI, PTCA, pacemaker placement, unstable angina, pericarditis, post of cardiac surgery?
          • ACLS? (required)
          • BLS? (required)
          • Are you aware that the BID form and Wisconsin Caregiver check must be uploaded within 48 hours after acceptance of offer?
          • Basic EKG interpretation skills?
          • Is this candidate a 1099?

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