Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

Travel RN - Telemetry - Progressive Care Unit

American Traveler

Billings, Montana, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-10-05

$2,146.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Cardiac Telemetry RN for a Progressive Care Unit position requiring 2 years of cardiac telemetry experience and night shift availability.

Details

• Progressive Care Unit (PCU) caring for adult patients with acute cardiac, vascular, and thoracic needs
• Manages open heart post-op day one patients, stents, devices, ablations, and Chest Pain R/O cases
• Administers antiarrhythmic drips (amiodarone, cardizem) and heart failure drips (lasix, bumex, milrinone, dobutamine)
• Cares for post vascular and thoracic surgery patients
• Patient ratio of 1:4
• Night shift schedule with 3x12 hour shifts from 19:00 to 07:30
• No floating to other units or affiliate hospitals unless otherwise agreed during interview or offer

Requirements

• Active RN license (MT state or compact) currently in hand
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• 2 years of Cardiac Telemetry RN experience required
• Skilled in IV therapy/phlebotomy, port access and management, blood product administration, and central/peripheral/PICC line care and management
• Experience with cardiac drip titration and management, heparin protocols, and PCA
• Skilled in interpretation and management of dysrhythmias and use of rapid response/code teams
• References required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provides cardiac monitoring and emergency response including telemetry monitoring and dysrhythmia management
• Cares for CVA (cerebrovascular accident) patients and manages chest tubes, feeding tubes, and respiratory needs including oxygen administration
• Manages wound care/wound vac and isolation precautions/PPE
• Cares for pre/post cardiac catheterization, angiogram, MI, and cardiac surgery patients
• First time travelers accepted
• Local candidates not accepted; must reside 75+ miles from the facility
• Former permanent employees must have a 2-year break in employment before being eligible

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12