Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

American Traveler

Plano, Texas, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-02

$1,792.50/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Travel RN for a Neuro Progressive Care Unit requiring NIHSS certification and a TX or compact RN license.

Details

• 13-week travel assignment on a 34-bed Neuro PCU
• 7A-7P shift schedule
• Staffing ratio of 1:4, flexing up to 1:5
• Telemetry monitoring equipment used
• Meditech EMR
• No on-call requirement
• First to float among unit staff
• 4 weekends required per 4-week schedule
• Must work 2 major holidays

Requirements

• Active TX or compact RN license
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification required
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• 1 year of recent experience in specialty required
• Neuro background preferred
• No employment gaps of 90+ days in the past 12 months
• US Social Security Number and date of birth required for consideration

Additional Information

• Care for patients with AMS, TBI, CVA, TIA, seizures, EMU, and post-op crani (not immediate post-op) cases
• Also manages trauma patients with downgraded TBI and performs neuro checks up to every 4 hours
• Accepts patients with radial access without intervention and pacemakers
• Also cares for ortho, spine (NSGY-cleared), cardiac, and MS neuro patients
• Stroke-specific documentation required per DNV standards
• Team player personality valued on this unit
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12