Travel RN - Telemetry

Travel RN - Telemetry

American Traveler

Independence, Missouri, United States

Position ID: P-763983

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

$2,217.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Cardiac Telemetry unit requiring ACLS certification and post-cath/pacemaker patient care experience.

Details

• Cardiac telemetry unit with 36 beds and approximately 70 staff members
• Patient ratios of 4-5:1
• Day shift team includes 1 charge nurse, 9 RN/LPN, and 3 PCT; night shift includes 1 charge nurse, 8 RN/LPN, and 3 PCT
• Uses Pyxis, Alaris pumps, and Welch Allyn vitals machines
• Charts in Meditech EMR
• 12-hour shifts from 7A-7P
• 3 weekend shifts required in a 4-week schedule (Friday/Saturday for nights, Saturday/Sunday for days)
• Floating required to other telemetry departments, med-surg, and PCU

Requirements

• Active RN license (MO or compact) required
• ACLS certification required
• Minimum 1 year of recent experience in cardiac telemetry
• Experience recovering post-cath patients (no sheath removal), pacemaker placements, stroke patients, amiodarone drips, and Cardizem drips required
• NIH Stroke Certification preferred
• No employment gaps of 90+ days or more within the past 12 months

Additional Information

• Provide direct care to post-cath, pacemaker, stroke, and cardiac telemetry patients on amiodarone and Cardizem drips
• Fast-paced, high-energy unit requiring strong teamwork skills
• Grey scrubs required for RNs
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility; local candidates not accepted

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12