Travel RN - Telemetry

Travel RN - Telemetry

American Traveler

Tyler, Texas, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 2

Start date: 2026-12-01

$1,646.48/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Telemetry RN for a cardiac unit requiring prior travel experience and a TX or compact RN license in hand.

Details

• Work on a Telemetry unit with 36 private rooms
• Patient population ranges from young adults to geriatric patients
• Priority admissions include patients requiring medical cardiac care and recovery from cardiac interventions such as cardiac surgery, coronary artery stent placement, and pacemaker implant
• Also admits hemodynamically stable non-procedural cardiac patients
• Patient ratio of 1:5-6
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00-7:00
• Epic charting system experience required

Requirements

• Active TX or compact RN license in hand at time of consideration
• BLS and ACLS certifications required, NIHSS preferred
• Minimum 1.5-2 years of RN experience required
• Prior travel nurse experience required
• Experience with IV therapy/phlebotomy, central and peripheral line care, PICC line management, and blood product administration
• Experience interpreting and managing dysrhythmias and use of rapid response/code teams
• Experience with heparin protocols and management of vasoactive drips
• Experience with pre/post cardiac cath, cardiac surgery, and angiogram care
• Isolation precautions/PPE and wound care/wound vac experience
• IV insulin protocol experience
• Renal failure and pre/post hemodialysis management experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide telemetry monitoring and cardiac nursing care to patients recovering from cardiac interventions and procedures
• Not accepted for candidates residing in Henderson, Anderson, Cherokee, Rusk, Panola, Smith, Gregg, Van Zandt, Wood, Upshur, Camp, Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, or Morris counties
• Local candidates within 50 miles are not accepted
• Former staff must wait one year before returning as a traveler
• No more than 3 days of RTO will be auto-approved and no RTO permitted during the first week of orientation
• All RTO must be listed at time of consideration
• Travel pairs or groups will not be accepted
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12