Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,484 per week at Memorial Hospital
Bakersfield, CA 93399
About the Job
- BLS, ACLS, NIHSS required
- Chemo cert would be a plus but not required
- Annual stroke competency through APEX (if during assignment period)
Certification Details
- A hospital in California is looking for an experienced Telemetry nurse for a travel contract.
- The right candidate will have 3 full years of experience, hold an active BLS, ACLS, NIH and CA License.
Job Details
- 3 full years of experience
- Hold an active BLS, ACLS, NIH
- Active CA License
Job Requirements
- Shifts/Hours: 12 hours; 7a - 7:30p/7p - 7:30a
- Breaks: 1/2 hour break (clock-out); 3 - 15 min breaks per shift (CA Law)
- Weekends: Every other weekend or equivalent of 4 weekend days in a 4 week schedule
Schedule Information
- 5W Tele Stroke - similar to a stepdown unit
- Ratios: 4 to 1
- Scrub Color: Navy blue
- Vents: No - have high-flow, bedside CPAP (maintained by RT)
- IV Team: No - ICU & ER can assist with hard IV sticks
- RT 24/7: Yes
- Pharmacy 24/7: Yes - also have clinical pharmacists on the unit throughout the day/evening
- Floating: Tele staff will float to med/surg, the other tele unit (4W), & could be floated to ICU
Unit Specific Information
- Unit: 5W Tele Stroke (Very fast paced. High patient turnover. High acuity/high risk patients)
- ACLS, BLS, NIHSS; Clinical Team will pre-screen all candidates.
- CERNER REQUIRED
- No duos!
- No first time travelers
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