JOBID: 950615
Position: RN Telemetry
Required Certifications
ACLS, BLS, NIHSS
Shift Notes
Nights, EOW, first to float
Location: Bakersfield, CA, 93301-2237
Job Type: 20 Weeks
Experience: 2 Years(Hospital Setting)
Start date:09/15/2025
Pay:$65-$70 per hour
Job description:
- Unit: 4W Telemetry
- - Certs: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS are required
- - Ratios: 1 to 4
- - EMR: Cerner
- - Charge Nurse: Shift Manager & a Resource Nurse
- - Nurse Aides: Yes - 2 on days & 1 on nights
- - Weekend Requirement: 4 shifts out of 4 week schedule.
- Weekend shifts for nights are Fri/Sat & Sat Sun for days
- - Holidays: Travelers are expected to work into the perm staff holiday rotation schedule (1 major holiday & 1 minor holiday)
- - Scrub Color: Navy blue. If you wear a scrub jacket it also must be navy. If you wear an undershirt underneath your scrub top it must be navy, white, or black.
- - Tele: Phillips *Must be able to read & interpret all cardiac rhythms
- - Vents: Cpap or Bipap (per RT)
- - Hospitalist or Intensivist in house: Yes - on call after hours
- - IV Team: No
- - RT 24/7: Yes
- Call requirements: must report within 30 mins if placed on stand by/call
- - Pharmacy 24/7: Yes & Omnicell
- - Shifts: 12's 7 - 7:30. Block scheduling allowed if the needs of the unit are met, but not guaranteed.
- - Floating: Travelers are the 1st to float. Could possibly float between MSW & MHB because they are under the same license, travelers may float between the two. They would float to 2W MedSurg remote tele, MedSurg SW, some to ICU for tele MS hold, or ER holds.
- - Floor specific orientation: 1-2 shifts w/ preceptor
- - Common diagnosis / Types of patients: Post pacer, hemodialysis, no cardiac/surgical patients, new onset afib, or RVR. CP sent out. Stepdown from ICU, surgical patients, urology patients: Cystoscopy. Oncology patients would transfer if they have cardiac problems to be monitored. Rare ortho patients. Some correctional patients (federal not State), strokes, TBI, high acuity, heavy patients, a lot of patients with bedsores, about 1/3 from nursing homes, peg tubes, sepsis, etc...
The Registered Nurse is responsible for the delivery of safe patient care utilizing the nursing process of assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation. Provides direct patient care within the scope of practice. The Registered Nurse also directs and guides patient/family teaching and activities of other nursing personnel while maintaining standards of care in Telemetry Unit. The Registered Nurse is directly responsible and accountable for the care given to his/her assigned patients. He / She communicates with the physician about changes in the patient’s clinical condition including cardiac monitoring, results of diagnostic studies and symptomatology. Is able to respond quickly and accurately to changes in condition and/or response to treatment.
Qualifications:
1. Current and valid state RN License.
2. Current BLS (AHA or Red Cross)
3. Current ACLS (AHA or Red Cross)
4. Previous Acute Care hospital experience
5. Ventilator Management experience preferred.
6. COVID vaccination preferred
Precision Scans is an equal opportunity employer, committed to cultural diversity. Precision Scans will provide equal consideration for employment to all qualified applicants without regard to their race, religion, ancestry, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, disability, marital status, domestic partner status, or medical condition.
What makes us different?
Precision Scans, is a staffing registry that provides staffing solutions/Temporary coverage through supreme optimum quality professionals/technologist for allied health and nursing needs.
Uniting talent with opportunity
Providing prompt service in order to staff your need is a priority for Helping Hands Staffing Services. We have staff in place that is specialized in providing you with the right candidate based upon your needs. We provide staff for the following areas.
- Allied Health Professional
- Mammogram Technologist
- Ultrasound Technologist
- Vascular Technologist
- MRI Technologist
- CT Technologist
- X-Ray Technologist
- Nuclear Medicine Technologist
- Nursing
Philosophy
Our Team’s commitment to strive for excellence, because we believe technologists are the eyes & ears of the Radiologist to deliver Precision in every scan or diagnostic test.
Vision
To heal human kind by providing compassionate care.
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