Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

American Traveler

Manchester, New Hampshire, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-09T00:00:00.000Z

$2,190.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Progressive Care Unit position requiring telemetry and chest tube experience on night shifts.

Details

• Progressive Care Unit (C200) with 10 beds
• Day shift staffed with 1 charge, 3 RNs, 1 LNA, and PRN sitter
• Night shift staffed with 1 charge, 2 RNs, 1 LNA, and PRN sitter
• Patient ratios of 3-4:1
• Primarily cardio-thoracic and vascular surgical patients with occasional medical progressive care cases
• Equipment includes IV pumps, telemetry monitors, Hoyer/stand lifts, bladder scanner, Bair Hugger, rapid transfuser, chest tubes, vein finder, high flow nasal cannula, BiPAP/CPAP, and epicardial/transvenous pacers
• Uses Sunrise EMR
• Night shift schedule from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM
• Floating required to Progressive Care and telemetry units
• Works every third weekend with no on-call requirement
• Unit performs procedures including pericardiocentesis with drains, thoracentesis, and chest tube insertion

Requirements

• Active RN license (NH state or compact) required at time of consideration
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of recent experience in telemetry/PCU specialty required
• Must be comfortable with chest tubes
• Experience with cardiac drips such as dobutamine, dopamine, and Levophed preferred
• External pacemaker experience preferred
• No gaps in work history of 90 days or more within the past 12 months

Additional Information

• Provide care to cardiac, thoracic, and vascular surgical patients in a progressive care setting
• Best suited for an organized yet adaptable personality
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility, no local candidates accepted
• First-time travelers may be considered

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12