Travel Nurse (RN) - Telemetry Unit

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Housing in ME becomes more expensive in the summer months, beginning in May. Be sure to confirm you are comfortable with housing options before applying.

Northern Light facility start dates are typically 3-4 weeks from the offer.

RTO and shift requests will not be accepted after submittal. Northern Light facilities will not accept any RTO for 4th of July weekend.

Guaranteed Hour: 48

Patient Types: Please ask all travelers about charge experience and include in the offer info if they have/have not worked in a CRN capacity ED Holding/MedSurg: Depending on demand during the assignment, you could be pre-assigned to this area for many of your shifts Traveler will float to other areas as often as is needed Resource Role (Dependent on specialty): Unassigned but would float through all areas and work within your scope to assist as a task person – transport, starting IV’s, med pass, etc.

Merritt 3 (All Surgical patients): COVID Surgical: Bariatric (Gastric Bypass), Vascular Surgeries, Urology (TURP, cystos), GI (hemicolectomies, exploratory laps, bowel resection), colorectal surgeries, Ortho (total joint, ORIF, external fixation) Ratios: Day: 1:5 with CNA/Tech 1:4 with no tech Night 1:6 with CNA/Tech 1:5 without Grant 5/Grant 6 (Oncology/Medical): 2 units - 40 beds each All medical type patients. Stroke patients, Rarely post op patients. No pediatric patients, no obstetric patients Neutropenic patients, oncology patients (travelers do not need specific experience with this patient population) Insulin and Heparin drips Ratios: Day- 1:5; Night- 1:6

Grant 4/ P6 (Cardiac): – Telemetry Level of Care CHF, MI, arrhythmias, cardiac interventional patients, pre/post heart caths (radial and femoral approach), stents, ablations, pacemakers, Med Surg overflow, post-op CABG, TAVR, other cardiac interventions; Common drips: Cardizem, Amiodarone, Insulin, heparin, etc. CABG, TAVR (Perm staff will take these patients) Cardiothoracic patients RN: 1:5 (days & nights)

Skills required: Tele RN: Chest Tubes, temp pacemakers (preferred not required), Cardiac drips (Cardizem, amiodarone) – protocols for rate changes, Heparin gtts, Insulin gtts; Reading/Interpreting Rhythm strips; PIV starts, trach care, dressing changes, wound vacs, PCA’s, total joint care, Stroke experience

Floating: This is a float pool position that floats between all levels of care, appropriate to care type – this does include floating into the ED to take ED holds (patients with admission orders) AND/OR ED Observation patients (holding orders but not fully admitted); will include patients within your scope of practice and below; as well as PACU Holds (patients with inpatient orders awaiting a bed)

Scheduling: Weekend rotation: every other (Dayshift: Sat/Sun; Nightshift: Fri/Sat)

No call

Holiday Expectations: no RTO accepted for Holidays : Scrub Color: RN: Any color, must be professional No crocs with holes

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