Company: Cheyenne Regional Medical Center - West Campus

Location: Cheyenne, WY

Career Level: Mid-Senior Level

Industries: Recruitment Agency, Staffing, Job Board

Required Certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) preferred

Great Wyoming Hospital on the Colorado border in an ideal location near hiking and other outdoor activities. Hospital is looking for the Tele RN for a thirteen week assignment.

Basic Life Support (BLS)
Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS)
NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) preferred
Must have experience with pre/post heart patients, including: Stents, pacemakers, ICDs, Pre/post-CABG and vascular surgeries

Shifts: 12-hour shifts
Scheduling: Self-scheduling and block scheduling available; more common for nights.
Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend or up to 4 weekend shifts per month.
Will be required to work holidays, will not be required to work call.

Unit Details: Total Beds: 24
Patient Ratios: Day Shift: 1 nurse to 4 patients, Night Shift: 1 nurse to 4-5 patients
Patient Population: Focus on pre/post-cardiac procedures, including: Heart catheterizations (femoral and radial), Cardioversions, Post-cardiothoracic surgeries (thoracotomies, CABGs), Post-percutaneous coronary interventions (PCIs), Vascular procedures, NSTEMIs, and patients with tracheostomies (home-vented and with BiPAP/CPAP)
Medication Management: Some medications require titration; non-titrable examples include: Dobutamine, Dopamine (titrable), Cardizem, Amiodarone, Nitro (titrable)
Staffing Details: Telemetry/Monitor Techs: Present on the unit to manage monitoring; RNs do not need to interpret strips. Charge Nurse: Takes no patients during the day shift; takes 1-2 patients at night. Nurse Aides: Available with a ratio of 1:8 during the day and 1:12 at night.
Equipment Used: BiPAP, CPAP, and home vents (home vent experience not required).

ACLS, BLS
Floating: Possible within the staff rotation.
Dress Code: Navy blue scrubs required; scrubs are provided.
Orientation: 2-3 shifts of unit-specific orientation.
Desired Experience: Preference for step-down nurses over telemetry nurses due to the high acuity of the cardiac unit.

Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry - $2,551 per week Job Listing at Cheyenne Regional Medical Center - West Campus in Cheyenne, WY (Job ID 6209942-2024-10-27)