Telemetry RN
Augusta, Georgia
Staffing partner
You'll connect patients to monitors that track heart rate, blood pressure, breathing, oxygen and ECG data, and read it. This role comes through TNAA Healthcare, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.
- Eligibility
- Acute CareMedical/SurgicalICU
- Shift and hours
- Days
- Unit and setting
- Telemetry · Hospital We're looking for Telemetry RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Augusta, GA.
- License
- RN license
- Term
- Travel
Do you qualify?
- Certification
- ACLS Requirements*: ACLS, BLS, 2 Years
- Certification
- BLS
- Experience
- 2 years experience
- Also asks
- Extra certifications before starting an assignment * Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.
- Also asks
- Specific vision abilities: close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception and focus adjustment RNs must have specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Below most Georgia travel postingsGeorgia travel postings that state pay run $1,670/week to $2,520/week, the middle half $1,800/week to $2,310/week, across 312 postings.
The role and schedule
- Day to day
- Connect patients to telemetry monitors provide care by connecting patients to machines that measure heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, as well as blood-oxygen levels and electrocardiogram information.
- Day to day
- Basic bedside care Provide basic bedside care.
- Day to day
- Monitor and adjust specialized patient equipment Monitor and adjust specialized equipment used on patients, and interpret and record electronic displays.
- Day to day
- Identify irregular telemetry readings and notify the medical team Identify irregular telemetry readings and notify appropriate medical team members.
- Day to day
- Start corrective action for adverse monitor findings Initiate corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology.
- Start
- Immediate start We're looking for Telemetry RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Augusta, GA.
- Details
- Stand and walk for long periods, bending and stooping TELE Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty.
- Details
- Lift 20 pounds easily RNs should be able to easily lift 20 pounds.
- Details
- Lift patients up to 50 pounds at times Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times.
The workplace
- Staffing partner
- TNAA Healthcare
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Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Telemetry One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.
Original listing
Posted on TNAA Healthcare’s careers page.
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We're looking for Telemetry RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Augusta, GA. The right RN should have 1-2 years' recent acute care experience. Read below for more requirements.
As a TELE Travel Nurse, you will provide care by connecting patients to machines that measure heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, as well as blood-oxygen levels and electrocardiogram information. These machines then send data to computer screens for RNs to monitor. Telemetry RNs read and interpret the data to better determine patient care.
As a TELE Travel Nurse, you should be prepared to perform the following tasks: Provide basic bedside care. Monitor and adjust specialized equipment used on patients, and interpret and record electronic displays. Identify irregular telemetry readings and notify appropriate medical team members.
Initiate corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology. TELE Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty. RNs should be able to easily lift 20 pounds.
Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times. RNs must have specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus. Requirements*: ACLS, BLS, 2 Years
- Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.
Pay: $1,715.55
What's around it?
Augusta, GA
Living costs about 8% below the US average