Job Details
Unit Notes
Department: Telemetry | RN
- Unit: Tele
- # Beds: 27 will be adding 10 more beds in June.
- Nurse:Patient Ratios: 1:4
- Required Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
- Common diagnosis: CHF, NSTEMI, STEMI, Stroke, Sepsis, Diabetes, CAD, Renal Failure, Respiratory Failure,
Pneumothorax, post cath lab patients- will not pull sheaths but would ideally have experience with TR bands
and Fem stops.
- Experience: Must have 2 years experience as a Tele nurse. Must have cardiac drip experience (see below), NIH
stoke assessment experience, post cath recovery and chest tube experience.
- Are RN's required to titrate drips: No
- Common titratable: Will commonly see set rate diltiazem and amiodarone. No epi or nitro on this floor.
- Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit: Tele techs on floor until June, then they will centralize off site.
- RNs required to read and interpret: Will read and document every 6 hours. Currently using SpaceLab monitors, transitioning to
Philips.
- Charge Nurse/House Supervisor: Yes we have both- will not take patients.
- Are there Nurse Aides on this unit/Ratios: Yes 1:8/9.
- RT/Equipment: CPAP, BiPAP, high flow- RT will manage.
- Shifts & Scheduling: 0700-1930 and 1900-0730. We place travelers in needed slots, try to work with their requests but priority is
meeting needs. We do allow for trades with peers. We do not do block scheduling.
- Weekend Requirements: Yes – travelers will fill in the needs.
- Holiday Requirements: Yes – travelers fill in needs.
- Is there Call or a Standby requirement: No.
- Floating Requirements: Will float to like units and Med/Surg at times. May also float to Boise Medical Center and Nampa Medical
Center to like units and MedSurg if needed. May also float to ICU if experienced.
- Scrub Color: Any as long as they are clean, well kept, and professional.
- Department Specific Orientation: System onboarding then 2 orientation shifts.
**This facility has a radius rule of 50 miles. To ensure adherence to this rule, we will require the candidates' perm address in the submittal to confirm they are outside of that specified radius before proceeding with the profile review.**
Date Entered On: 2/9/2024
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