Job Description

Job Description

Tact Staff is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Los Angeles, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/02/2024
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

**Minimum 3 years of Telemetry and Med Surg experience required**
**May float to other Med Surg and Tele units**

Accepts 1st time travelers!

Additional Requirement: Must be able to read strips

Must be able to work in Telemetry setting and will receive general medical surgical patients and moderate volume orthopedic surgical cases. Total joint ortho experience would be required
HARD REQUIREMENTS:

1. Experience level is med-surg and telemetry with a 1:5 nurse to patient med-surg ratio.
2. Years of experience are a minimum of 3 years in nursing.
3. References have level 4-5 ratings.
4. competencies must be consistent with medical-surgical and telemetry patient care needs and should be rated 3 or greater.

Required Certifications:
ACLS
BLS
NIH

Unit Details:
Avg Census: 36
Rooms/Beds 36
Ratios - 1:5
Every other weekend coverage required
No Call requirement
Scrubs: Royal Blue

Patient Population:
Adolescents - Geriatrics

Must be able to work in Telemetry setting.

Required Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency Response Skills:
Interpretation of dysrhythmias
Management of dysrhythmias
Telemetry - on the unit monitoring
Telemetry - remote monitoring

Required Cardiovascular skills:
Post Cardiac Angiogram
Post MI
Pre/Post Cardiac Cath
Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery

Required IV Therapy/Phlebotomy Skills:
Blood Product Administration
Central line care/management
PICC line management
Starting IVs

Required Medication skills:
Heparin Protocols
Manage Cardiac drips- no titration
Manage Vasoactive drips-no titration

Required Respiratory/Thoracic Skills:
Chest tubes-Emerson/Pleuravac
External CPAP/BIPAP
High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
Nasal Cannula
Non-invasive airway management
Oxygen face masks
Tracheostomy Management

RTO must be on the submittal
No RTO the first two weeks of an assignment
1 Holiday RTO must only be submitted but it is not guaranteed to be approved
Please Note: Once RTO is submitted, this cannot be changed unless it’s to cancel time requested - ensure that you have confirmed all dates needed off for the full 13 week contract

NO MORE THAN 3 DAYS RTO MAX

Tact Medical Staffing Job ID #483939. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical/Tele

About Tact Staff

Our nurses choose Tact assignments because it provides the opportunity to take on new challenges in their careers while they travel across the United States and gain enriching experiences on a professional and personal level. 

Our dedicated team of staffing consultants will work with you and be your advocate as you choose to embark on new assignments. Our team is committed to providing our nurses with the most rewarding healthcare assignments and choices at primer healthcare institutions nationwide. Let us handle the details; you choose the job and location that are right for you.

Be Adventurous,  Make a Difference , Travel with Tact. 

Be Adventurous -  Becoming a travel nurse is not only a professional adventure, but a personal adventure as well. It is an opportunity to challenge yourelf, to explore a new place, and try amazing food...

Make a Difference - Nurses make such a huge difference in so many lives. The care and compassion you show to your patients, does not go unoticed. We know how important your jobs is, which is why we take our job as recruiters so seriously. Being able to place nurses in hospitals, where you are doing something as crucial as saving lives, is something we feel thankful to be able to do. 

Travel with Tact - From the moment we receive your resume we begin trying to build a relationship with you. We know the importance of becoming your friend, before becoming your recruiter. Building friendly, yet professional relationships allows us to discover what you truly want... and don't want in a travel assignment.

Job Tags

Holiday work, Contract work, Shift work,

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