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.

RTO and shift requests will not be accepted after submittal.

26 week contract is preferred but not required.

Guaranteed Hour: 48

Scheduling:

• Schedule cycle: 4 weeks at a time; will receive 2 weeks in advance
• Weekend rotation: every other; occasionally back-to-back weekends – flexibility is key
• On call? No call
• Holiday Expectations: no RTO requests at this time
• NO more than 6 days RTO (NO HOLIDAYS) is accepted at this time
• RTO approval: Must be sent to Manager for approval

Floating: If yes, where? Any other unit to care for patients within or below scope of practice

Beds: (48) on Merritt 3

Patient Types:

• Bariatric: Gastric Bypass, Gastric sleeve
• Vascular Surgeries: carotid endarterectomies, femoral endarterectomies, amputations, AAA repair, peripheral artery bypass grafts, fem-pop bypass
• Urology: TURP, cysto, cystectomy, penectomy, nephrectomy, ureteral stents
• General/GI: mastectomy, breast reduction; hemicolectomies, exploratory laps, bowel resection, cholecystectomy, colorectal surgeries; whipples
• Ortho: total joint, ORIF, external fixation, Ortho Trauma
• ENT: parotidectomy, neck dissection, and thyroidectomy
• Plastics: muscle flaps, skin grafts
• Neurosurgery: spinal fusions, laminectomies, craniotomies
• Medical Overflow: CHF, Pneumonia, COVID, COPD, sepsis, cellulitis, GI Bleed, Chron’s, Vascular Gangrene, ETOH withdrawal, IVDA, etc.
• All beds have remote Telemetry monitoring capabilities

Skills required:

• Telemetry experience (Cardiac rhythm interpretation) – will not transport patient on Tele but must be able to verify/interpret strips on the unit
• General post-surgical experience is a MUST
• Vascular surgical patients comprise a large portion of our patient population. This person would need to have the basic knowledge of what to look at and for (assessment-wise) with this type of patient.
• Ortho post-op (total joints, ORIF) experience is preferred, peripheral IV starts, tube feedings, TPN, Trach Care, Chest tubes, continuous bladder irrigation, drain management and removal (JP, Accordian), dressing changes, wound vacs
• Comfortability to discontinue non-tunneled catheters, will wean patients off Epidural pump per order set, PCAs
• Heparin Drips, Insulin Drips; NO cardiac drips or cardiac push meds
• Please ask all travelers about charge experience and include in the offer info if they have/have not worked in a CRN capacity

Required Certifications: basic EKG certification (ability to read/interpret cardiac rhythm strips)

Scrub Color: RN: Any color, must be professional