- Title: RN M/S Tele
- Location: Salem MA
- Length: 13 weeks contract
- Weekly Hours: 36hrs
- Shift: Rotating Shifts Required: Yes for Days (rotate between 7a7p 11a11p & 7p7a).
- Bed Size: 41 bed Medical Telemetry Unit fast paced.
- Patient Population: Cardiac Respiratory Metabolic Psych Substance Use Disorder GU GI. 9. Bed Count: 41. 10. Census: 41
Roles and responsibilities:
Assessing planning implementing and evaluating patient care plans in consultation with healthcare professionals. Evaluating medical information as well as providing direct and individualized bedside nursing care to preand postsurgery patients. Preparing administering and recording prescribed medications. Changing dressings inserting catheters and starting IVs. Adjusting specialized medical equipment as needed as well as interpreting and recording measurements. Monitoring patients vitals and reporting adverse reactions to medications in a timely manner. Collaborating on discharge planning with the healthcare team. Answering questions and educating patients and their families on surgical procedures and postsurgery care. Maintaining and updating patient files medical charts and health records. Adhering to best nursing practices standards and protocols.
Requirements:
- Years of Experience Required: 2 years minimum.
- Travelers are required to float to applicable units when needed.
- Skill Sets Required: Cardiac Telemetry Cardiac drips Interpret Tele Strips TR Bands HiFlow Oxygen.
- Clinician to Patient Ratio: Days: 1 to 4/5. Eves & Nights: 1 to 5/6.
- EMR (Charting System): EPIC.
- Certifications Required: Active MA RN License. BLS