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Certification Details ACLS, BLS, NIHSS Job Details Telemetry Boise Hospital Flr 7 2 years experience required. Prior travel preferred, but not required. Tele 3 & 7 pool their staffing together to cover staffing needs, traveler will be expected to float between 3 & 7, as needed of Beds: 3rd Flr has 20 beds - 7th Flr has 35 beds Nurse: Patient Ratios 1:04 Traveler friendly facility, leadership treats travelers like perm staff, and they have a lot of travelers who extend. Job Requirements 2 years experience required. Prior travel preferred, but not required. Must have post procedural cardiac experience (cath lab, ablations, open heart) Prefer PCU and Stepdown experience Must be able to read and interpret tele and document it appropriately Schedule Information 7-7; Schedule is typically made out for 6 weeks at a time Scheduler works with travelers to create schedule Travelers are asked to stay flexible and help fill gaps in permanent scheduling Block scheduling is not guaranteed (Max of 5 shifts in a row) Scheduler is mindful of trying to group days together for night shift. 5-6 weekend shifts in 6 week schedule. Days: Sat/Sun, Nights: Fri/Sat May be asked to work Holidays, would not be expected to work every Holiday Unit Specific Information Common diagnoses/Types of patients: Cardiac focus; Post-op Procedural, post-op day1 open heart, TAVRs, ablations, post caths, pacemakers, & med tele General Tele; post procedural overflow, CHF, sepsis, electrolyte imbalances, post strokes, and more Common titratable &/or set rate drips: Set rate cardiac gtt, amio, cardizem, dopamine, & dobutamine Charge nurse on each unit, who doesn't take a patient assignment unless necessary. Crisis & Resource nurse available in-house, if needed 3rd Flr has 3 CNAs, 7th Flr has 5 CNAs. Typical ratios are 1:8 depending on staffing and census RT available on each floor; can take high resp needs including intermittent high flow, bipap, & cpap- RT to manage; RT administers breathing treatments, RNs could be asked to assist if needed Remote tele techs- located on 3rd floor; Nurses expected to read and interpret tele, 2x per shift Orientation: 2 shifts (1 on 3rd, 1 on 7th) Additional Details Traveler friendly facility, leadership treats travelers like perm staff, and they have a lot of travelers who extend.