Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry in Bangor, ME

**Job Title:** Registered Nurse - Telemetry
**Job Specialty:** Surgical
**Job Duration:** 26 weeks preferred, not required
**Shift:** 7A-7P, 12-hour Day Shift
**Guaranteed Hours:** 48 hours per week
**Experience:** Minimum of 2 years in Med/Tele; general post-surgical experience required
**License:** Active RN License in good standing
**Certifications:** BLS, basic EKG certification (ability to read/interpret cardiac rhythm strips)
**Must-Have:**
- Telemetry experience with cardiac rhythm interpretation
- Experience with vascular surgical patients
- Comfort in post-op care, including ortho and vascular surgeries
**Job Description:**
- Monitor and assess post-surgical patients, particularly in telemetry settings
- Care for patients undergoing a range of surgical procedures, such as bariatric, vascular, urology, general/GI, ortho, ENT, plastics, and neurosurgery
- Manage medical overflow cases including CHF, pneumonia, COPD, sepsis, and more
- Handle telemetry for remote cardiac rhythm monitoring
- Apply skills in peripheral IV starts, tube feedings, TPN, trach care, chest tubes, bladder irrigation, drain management, wound vacs, heparin, and insulin drips
- Work closely with a care team including CNAs, charge nurses, and hospitalists
- Ensure proper documentation and patient care under unit protocols
- Adhere to professional standards and scrubs dress code
**Additional Support:**
- Chargenurse tends to have a floating role
- Resource Nurse available during day shifts
- Support from therapists and physician assistants available throughout shifts