Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry in Salem, MA

Registered Nurse (RN) | Telemetry
Location: Salem, MA
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 12 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

Medical/Surgical Telemetry Registered Nurse

Location

Salem, MA | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | 36 hours/week | Rotating Shifts (Days, Evenings, Nights) | Every Other Weekend

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct nursing care on a 37-bed medical telemetry unit for patients admitted from the ED, transferred from other units, or directly admitted by a physician
• Monitor and manage patients on cardiac drips including Cardizem, Nitroglycerin, Lasix, and Heparin; must be able to interpret telemetry strips
• Care for patients with primary diagnoses including CHF, Atrial Fibrillation, Pulmonary Embolism, and Pneumonia, as well as patients with cardiac co-morbidities
• Provide nursing care for post-cardiac catheterization and post-pacemaker patients, including NSTEMI patients
• Chart and document patient care using EPIC EMR
• Float to applicable units when census or staffing needs require

Required Qualifications

• Active Massachusetts RN License
• AHA BLS Certification
• Telemetry Certification
• Minimum of 2 years of experience in a single location and 2 years of travel nursing experience
• Proficiency with cardiac drip management and telemetry strip interpretation
• Ability to work rotating shifts (7a–7p, 11a–11p, or 7p–7a) and every other weekend

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience providing nursing care for post-cardiac catheterization and post-pacemaker patients
• Familiarity with EPIC EMR
• Experience caring for patients with EtOH-related diagnoses or dementia with cardiac co-morbidities

Why Join Us

• Work in a structured telemetry environment with defined nurse-to-patient ratios (1:4 with a max of 5 on days/evenings; 1:5–6 on nights) and dedicated charge RN support on weekday day shifts
• Free on-site parking available