RN Telemetry Med Surg

1.General job duties. Types of procedures required.

Provide care to patients requiring telemetry, high flow oxygen, bipap/cpap, general medical surgical patients

2.Equipment utilized in the unit/dept. (Is there computerized charting, medication systems, etc.)

Nihon Kohden telemetry monitoring, Epic EMR, pyxis

3.Required skills and minimum years of experience.

Minimum of 1 year experience, cardiac rhythm interpretation

4.Specific licensures and certifications/registrations required. (ARRT, CRT, BLS, ACLS, etc)

BLS required, ACLS preferred

5.Shift or schedule requirements. (Will the employee ever work alone? Is call required? If so, how often? Are weekends required?)

Full time night shift, no on call, weekends and holidays will be required.

6.Floating to other units/departments. (If so, to which units/departments?)

No floating to other departments

7.Bed size/number of rooms for this unit/dept.

37 beds

8.Nurse to patient ratio of this unit. (nursing only)

1:4-5-6

9.Dress Code:

Hospital issued scrubs and/or royal blue

10.Tell us about the unit/department specific training and orientation program.

1-2 shifts of orientation to the department