Travel RN - Telemetry

Travel RN - Telemetry

American Traveler

Rockford, Illinois, United States

Position ID: P-779671

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-16T00:00:00.000Z

$2,347.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Neuro Telemetry RN for a Level 1 trauma hospital, requiring an active IL RN license and NIHSS certification.

Details

• Acute care setting in a Level 1 trauma hospital's Neuro Telemetry unit (23 beds)
• Nurse to patient ratio of 1:5-6
• Treats a variety of neurological, medical, surgical, and cardiovascular conditions including CVA, TIA, syncope, encephalopathy, altered mental status, and brain mass
• Also manages aspiration pneumonia, PEG tube complications, atherosclerosis, angina, chest pain, and cardiac diagnostic/intervention/surgical cases, with occasional Adult Medical Specialty Unit overflow
• Uses EPIC EMR
• 12-hour night shifts (7p-730a)
• Self-scheduling available, with manager accommodation when possible
• Every other weekend required (Friday/Saturday for nights)
• Every other holiday required: Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Day
• No call or standby requirements
• Float to any unit in the hospital except OB, OR, and ED
• Charge nurse staffed each shift, typically free of patient assignment
• Patient care techs on unit, typically covering 7-13 patients
• No ventilator management; CPAP/BiPAP used at night, nasal cannula as needed
• Phillips telemetry monitoring for all beds; house-wide monitor techs interpret strips, not required of RNs

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required (AHA only)
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience required
• Neuro and telemetry nursing experience required
• BSN not required
• Must pass a negative drug screen for all panels as part of a Drug-Free Campus policy
• Nursys license verification required for submission

Additional Information

• Provide direct nursing care to neurological, medical, surgical, and cardiovascular patients in a high-acuity telemetry setting
• Collaborate with charge nurses, patient care techs, and monitor techs as part of a structured care team
• 1-2 shifts of unit-specific orientation provided
• Any color professional scrub permitted; closed-toe shoes required; no hoodies, artificial nails, or nail alterations
• COVID vaccination not required for this facility
• Local candidates welcome; local rate applies to clinicians with a permanent address within 50 miles of the facility
• No radius restriction for general eligibility
• Requested time off must be submitted for consideration

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12