Registered Nurse / Telemetry

Job Summary Registered Nurse, Telemetry. The position provides care for acute cardiac medical and surgical patients, including post-procedural and post-cardiac surgery cases. Responsibilities include telemetry monitoring, management of titratable infusions, and care for patients with complex cardiac conditions. Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 48 hours per week; every other weekend and holiday.
• Required Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS), both through the American Heart Association (AHA); active nursing license; at least 2 years of recent Registered Nurse experience in a busy hospital environment; experience caring for post-procedural cardiac catheterization patients, managing transradial compression devices, and caring for post-cardiac surgery patients.
• Additional Information:
• Provides care for cardiac medical and surgical patients, including those recovering from stent placement, pacemaker or implantable cardioverter-defibrillator procedures, coronary artery bypass graft surgery, valve replacement, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, and other cardiac interventions.
• Common patient conditions include chest pain, congestive heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, syncope, bradycardia, and temporary pacemaker use.
• Registered Nurses titrate medications such as nitroglycerin, heparin, diltiazem, amiodarone, furosemide, bumetanide, and dobutamine; vasopressors are not routinely used.
• A 24-hour central telemetry unit monitors non-critical-care patients and completes rhythm interpretation.
• Respiratory therapy support is available around the clock for nebulizers, inhalers, continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, and high-flow therapy.
• No self-scheduling; block scheduling may be available based on unit needs. Orientation includes one organizational onboarding shift and one unit-based shift.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits