Registered Nurse – Telemetry
🇺🇸 Bangor, ME
🕑 Contractor
💰 $1,870 - $2,061 per Week
💻 Telemetry
🗓️ February 28th, 2025
Night Shift ACLS BLSSimpliFi Interview Team
RTO Requests of 6 days or less with no holidays will be considered.
About Facility:
Bangor, ME
Level 2 Trauma Center
411 Beds
COVID vaccine required
General Information:
Beds: (50) on Merritt 3; (10) Haskell 3
Minimum Experience: 2 years of Med/Tele experience – no exceptions
Will you accept a first-time traveler? No – no exceptions
Patient Types:
Travelers will routinely work between Merritt 3 (50 beds) and Haskell 3 (10 meds)
both units are considered one large Med/Tele department on the same floor with private and semi-private rooms
Medical:
CHF, Pneumonia, COVID, COPD, sepsis, cellulitis, GI Bleed, Chron’s, Vascular Gangrene, ETOH withdrawal, IVDA, etc.
Surgical:
Bariatric: Gastric Bypass, Gastric sleeve
Vascular Surgeries: carotid endarcterectomies, femoral endarcterectomies, amputations, AAA repair, peripheral artery bypass grafts
Urology: TURP, cysto, cystectomy, penectomy, nephrectomy, ureteral stents,
General/GI: mastectomy, breast reduction; hemicolectomies, exploratory laps, bowel resection, cholecystectomy, colorectal surgeries; whipples
Ortho: total joint, ORIF, external fixation, Ortho Trauma
ENT: parotidectomy, neck dissection, and thyroidectomy
Plastics: muscle flaps, skin grafts
Neurosurgery: spinal fusions, laminectomies, craniotomies
Patient Ratios:
RN:
Day: 1:4-5
Night: 1:5-6
CNA:
Day: 1:10
Night: 1:10
Required Certifications:
BLS
basic EKG certification (ability to read/interpret cardiac rhythm strips)
Skills required:
Telemetry experience (Cardiac rhythm interpretation) – will not transport patient on Tele but must be able to verify/interpret strips on the unit
General post-surgical experience is a MUST
Ortho post-op (total joints, ORIF) experience is preferred, peripheral IV starts, tube feedings, TPN, Trach Care, Chest tubes, continuous bladder irrigation, drain management and removal (JP, Accordian), dressing changes, wound vacs
Comfortability to discontinue non-tunneled catheters, will wean patients off Epidural pump per order set, PCAs
Heparin Drips, Insulin Drips; NO cardiac drips or cardiac push meds
Support on the Unit:
CNA (Ratio: 1:10)
Charge nurse: typically free floating
Resource Nurse – Dayshift only, 7 days per week
RT
OT/PT/ST
Hospitalist/Surgeon
PA – assigned specifically to this unit 1900-0700; 7 days per week
Remote monitoring at nurses stations for Tele/SpO2
Technology/Equipment:
EMR: Cerner
IV pumps: Alaris
Medication dispensing: Pyxis
Floating: If yes, where?
Any other unit to care for patients within or below scope of practice
Orientation:
2 Days of hospital orientation
1 (12)h shift on unit
HealthStream/iCare modules must be completed prior taking patients
Scheduling:
Weekend rotation: every other; occasionally back-to-back weekends – flexibility is key
On call? No call
Holiday Expectations: as scheduled
RTO approval: Must be sent to Manager for approval
Shift times: 0700-1900; 1900-0700
Schedule cycle: 4 weeks at a time; will receive 2 weeks in advance
Other notes:
Scrub Color: Any color, must be professional
No crocs
No artificial nails
Parking: Free
BLS, ACLS
Tele SCL and Reference within a year
RTO upon submission, no more that six days. No summer holiday time off will be granted.
SSN & DOB
100 mile radius rule--Coversheet needs to include perm address and mileage from facility
Will not accept previous perm Northern Lights employees
SimpliFi will no longer book travel pairs on the same unit and shift regardless of relationship status.
- Competitive pay rates
- Free, quality, private housing
- Medical, Dental, Vision
- 401(k) and Flex Spending
- Life Insurance
- Accident and Short-term Disability Coverage
- Free Continuing Education
- Refer a friend and earn extra cash!
- Explore Acadia National Park
- Kayak along the Penobscot River
- Go whale watching off the coast
- Visit the Stephen King House
- Discover the Bangor Historical Society
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