Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,171 per week at St Lukes Boise Medical Center
Boise, ID 83708
About the Job
- BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Certification Details
- Telemetry Boise Hospital Flr 3 - 2 years experience required.
- Prior travel preferred, but not required.
- Tele 3 & 7 pool their staffing together to cover staffing needs, traveler will be expected to float between 3 & 7, as needed.
Job Details
- Required certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
- Must have post procedural cardiac experience (cath lab, ablations, open heart)
- Prefer PCU and Stepdown experience
- Must be able to read and interpret tele and document it appropriately
- Heparin & Insulin (rare) - Facility is willing to train for insulin if needed
Job Requirements
- Shifts are 7-7.
- Schedule is made out for 6 weeks at a time.
- Travelers are asked to stay flexible and help fill gaps in permanent scheduling.
- Block scheduling is not guaranteed (Max of 5 shifts in a row).
- 5-6 weekend shifts in 6 week schedule. Days: Sat/Sun, Nights: Fri/Sat
- May be asked to work Holidays but not expected to work every Holiday.
Schedule Information
- # of Beds: 3rd Flr has 20 beds, 7th Flr has 35 beds.
- Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:04
- Common diagnoses/Types of patients: 3rd Flr: Cardiac focus; Post op Procedural, post-op day 1 open heart, TAVRs, ablations, post caths, pacemakers, & med tele. 7th Flr: General Tele; post procedural overflow, CHF, sepsis, electrolyte imbalances, post strokes, and more.
- Charge nurse on each unit, who doesn't take a patient assignment unless necessary.
- Crisis & Resource nurse available in house, if needed.
- 3rd Flr has 3 CNAs, 7th Flr has 5 CNAs. Typical ratios are 1:8 depending on staffing and census.
- Remote tele techs located on 3rd floor; Nurses are expected to read and interpret tele, 2x per shift.
- Travelers are first to float; They can be floated to any other MS, MS-Tele, or Tele unit within the hospital and at their sister facilities- Meridian & Nampa.
- Any color scrubs.
- 2 shifts of unit/department specific orientation.
Unit Specific Information
- Traveler friendly facility, leadership treats travelers like perm staff.
- They have a lot of travelers who extend.
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