Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - COVID19 - $3,672 per week
Company: Genie Healthcare
Location: Tacoma
Posted on: January 27, 2023
Job Description:
Genie Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Telemetry for a
travel nursing job in Tacoma, Washington.Job Description &
Requirements
- Specialty: Telemetry
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 02/20/2023
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: TravelMed Surg at SJMC consists of 6 different
units, with different specialties. All units are telemetry.
Travelers will be required to float to cover the need of the entire
med surg division. They could also float to alternate med surg
units.MED SURG UNITS:7th Floor -- Surgical unit, abdominal
surgeries, trauma, Whipple -- 36 beds8BC -- long term low acuity
unit, patients waiting for placement, on long term antibiotic
therapy -- 17 beds9th Floor -- general medical cases, chronic and
acute -- 38 beds2 south -- short stay, cardiac, COVID unit -- 41
beds3 south -- Neuro unit -- 33 beds4 South -- ortho and spine unit
-- 21 bedsOTHER MED SURG ALTERNATE UNITS/ASSIGNMENTS:10th floor Med
Surg OncologyER Transition Unit -- unit adjacent to ER, holding
area for med surg patients waiting for med surg bedsCan be assigned
as a CNA if RN short (same expectation with our own staff) Can be
assigned as an entrance screener if needed (same expectation with
our own staff)Ratios In all units RNs atke 4-5 patientsRequired
certifications BLSCommon diagnoses/Types of patients See
description aboveExperience or 'Must have' skills At least 2 years
acute care experineceAre RNs required to titrate drips? Yes. Most
drips are at set rate, can titrate up to max per med surg
guideline. Will transfer to critical care if max reached. Common
titratable &/or set rate drips Insulin, Heparin, Nitro up to
30mcg, Dobutamine up to 5mcg, Dopamine up to 5 mcg. Cardizem up to
30 mcg only for patients already on oral Cardizem, may not be used
for new onset arrythmiasCharge Nurse/House Supervisor Charge RN per
each unit, House Supervisor 11am-7amAre there nurse aids on this
unit/Ratios Yes. CNAs take 8-11 patientsRT Equipment (vents, Cpap,
BiPap, etc) CPAP, Bipap, Trachs, no ventsIs there tele on this
unit? Monitor Techs? RNs read strips? Yes. Tele are monitored
remotely by telemetry techs. They measure and read strips, RNs
verify reading is correctShifts & Scheduling 12 hour shifts, full
time, every other weekend, schedule based on staffing need to cover
the entire mede surg divisionWeekend Requirement Every otherHoliday
Requirement Yes, 1-2 winter holidaysIs there a call or standby
requirement? Yes, up to 4 times during contract durationFloating
Requirements Yes, expect to float wherever they are neededScrub
Color/Dress Code No specific color requiredUnit/Department specific
orientation Will orient 4 hours each on 7th, 8BC, 9th, 2 south, 3
south and 4 south. Will not be oriented to alternate units (same
med surg standard of care)Additional NotesGenie Healthcare Job ID
#492682. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per
week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be
determined.About Genie HealthcareGenie Healthcare is one of the
fastest growing Nurse Travel Agencies in the USA. Genie serves
hundreds of facilities and has over 4000 current travel RN
contracts open at any given time.
Genie provides travel RN's flexibility, support, top pay scale,
housing and the #1 rated, multi-state health insurance
coverage.
Genie Healthcare carries with it a commitment to providing a
comprehensive level of service and quality care. Growing from a
small team of eager recruiters to a company with satisfied clients
in nearly every corner of the nation, delivering excellence in
patient and customer care is the key to Genie's success.
The management team has 20 years of experience in workforce
solutions and staffing in medical and non-medical fields, roles
ranging from Clerical job to Cardiologist to software developer to
CEO.
Keywords: Genie Healthcare, Tacoma , Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - COVID19 - $3,672 per week, Healthcare , Tacoma, Washington
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