TRAVEL - RN - CCU

Talentburst,-Inc; Kansas City (MO); On-site; USD 90,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

JobDiva, Inc. seeks a Travel RN for the 4 North Cardiac Telemetry unit in Kansas City, MO. This night-shift assignment runs 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM on a 29-bed unit with telemetry monitoring and on-site staffing support.

Required: Cardiac Telemetry or PCU/ICU experience, ability to read EKGs, post‑procedural care, IV titration of meds, ACLS, BLS, NIHSS. Dress code is Navy Blue scrubs; professional communication and patient‑centered care are expected in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Cardiac telemetry or PCU/ICU experience required.
• Read and interpret EKGs and telemetry strips.
• ACLS, BLS, NIHSS certifications required.

Responsibilities

• Cardiac telemetry unit duties and patient monitoring.
• Floating to areas where competency is demonstrated as needed.

Skills

Telemetry experience

EKG interpretation

Job description

TRAVEL - RN - 4N CCU

Location: Kansas City, MO

Address: 2316 E Myer Blvd Kansas City, MO 64132

Unit Name: 4 North Cardiac Telemetry

Shift Time: Start Time: 07:00 PM End Time: 07:00 AM

Shift Type: Night Shift

General Information

Unit Specifics:

• Number of Beds : 29
• Patient Ratios : 1:4
• Unit staffing description- (unit secretaries and tech availability): Charge Nurse, Unit Secretary, and PCTs
• Type of equipment : Alaris IV Pumps, SCD machines, Client beds, dinamap in each room, 3 Welch Allen Vital Machines, Wound Vacs, Temporary Pacemakers, Telemetry monitor, EKG Machine, Bladder Scanner, Doppler, Imobile for communication between team members
• Documentation system: Meditech
• Scheduling requirements: Must work full time hours including 3 weekend shifts per scheduling period.
• Floating policy: Contract Nurses will be floated to any area where they have demonstrated competency.
• Patient Experience requirements: Must align with our patient experience goals by treating every patient with courtesy and respect and to be responsive to the call light (using patients preferred name, making personal connections, involving the patient in bedside shift report, teaching the patient how to use the phone to call nurse directly, and to always ask if there is anything else you can do before leaving the room).

Hiring profile

Requested Skill Set:

Must have : Cardiac Telemetry or PCU/ICU experience. Read and interpret EKGs and telemetry strips.

Advanced skills needed: Must have experience with post cardiac procedural care (Ablations, cardiac catheterizations, Post Op Day 1 Open Heart, permanent Pacemaker placements). Must be able to administer and titrate IV medications such as insulin, Cardizem, Cardene, and Amiodarone.

Procedures performed on unit: IV insertions, NGT placement and maintenance, Chest Tube maintenance, Temporary Pacemakers, Foley insertions

Certifications Required: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS

Dress Code : (Required uniform)

• Navy Blue scrubs. May wear black scrub pants with Navy Blue top.

Unit Guidelines/Policies

Please attach unit specific policies and guidelines.

• ICARE Values

Awards/Recognition:

• AHA has awarded us "Get With the Guidelines-Heart Failure GOLD PLUS with Honor Roll”

Any additional information that would entice a worker to select your unit for their assignment:

• Tenured and new staff with a family-like atmosphere
• Many contracts have been satisfied with our department and transitioned into full time employees
• Fast-paced environment
• Use Imobile