Travel RN - Telemetry

Travel RN - Telemetry

American Traveler is hiring a Cardiac Telemetry RN with 2+ years of cardiac experience for a night shift position at a hospital offering 13-26 week contracts.

Cardiac Telemetry unit within a hospital setting

Patient diagnoses include AFib, CHF, ACS, CAD, valve disorders, endocarditis, cardiomyopathy, PVD/PAD, vasculitis, carotid stenosis, and venous stasis

Cares for patients post CABG, AVR, MVR, TAVR, Mitral Clip, LAAO (Watchman), VATS, carotid endarterectomy, fem-pop bypass, amputations, and other cardiac/thoracic/vascular surgeries

Manages post cath, post DCCV, post electrophysiology, and pacemaker placement patients

Uses arterial lines, Doppler, bladder scanner, EKG, femoral sheaths, TR band, Fem-Stop, chest tubes, and epicardial pacing wires

Utilizes Pyxis, Epic, and SBAR communication

Night shift, 12-hour shifts from 18:45-07:15

Accepts 36 or 48 hour weekly contracts

Patient ratio of 1:6

Weekend coverage required: 4 weekend shifts per 4-week period

Floating required as needed within or near the facility

No on-call requirements

Active NC or Compact RN license required

BLS and ACLS certifications required

NIHSS certification preferred

Minimum 2 years of cardiac experience required, cardiac med/surg tele or step-down experience preferred

Experience with IV therapy/phlebotomy and starting/maintaining IVs required

Arterial line management, central line care, and peripheral line care experience preferred

Experience with BiPAP/CPAP management, chest tube management (Emerson/PleurEvac), and non-invasive airway management

Experience managing cardiac drips; titration experience preferred

Experience with sheath removal and pre/post cardiac cath care

Wound care/wound vac experience preferred

Radial artery line experience preferred

Epic charting experience preferred

Must pass EKG testing prior to start

Two professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years required (pending references accepted at submission)

Provide cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation, and emergency response for telemetry patients

Required to complete pre-start and annual online learning modules (approximately 8-10 hours for acute care roles)

Unit orientation is 24 hours with weekly orientation sessions

Scrubs required: navy blue pants and white top

Must be willing to work holidays, including 2 of 3 major holidays

RTO of 7 days or less may be auto-approved if it does not fall on a holiday; no RTO allowed during the first week of assignment

Contract staff may be assigned to a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team and could be required to report during a catastrophic event or mass casualty situation

Travel pairs are allowed if on different units and disclosed at submission

First-time travelers accepted only if they have more than 24 months of cardiac experience

Previous Novant Health/New Hanover PERM, PRN, or EP employees must wait 12 months before reapplying and disclose prior employment details

Local candidates within 50 miles accepted at a local rate