Registered Nurse / Telemetry

Job Summary Registered Nurse, Telemetry. The position provides overnight care to adult and geriatric patients in a telemetry setting, with responsibility for cardiac monitoring, clinical assessment, medication administration, and coordination with interdisciplinary care teams. The role requires flexibility to float to other units within scope of practice based on operational needs. Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Every-other-weekend coverage and on-call availability may be required as needed.
• Required Qualifications: California Registered Nurse license; Basic Life Support (BLS); Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS); National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS); Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI); MAB or CPIS certification; at least 3 years of Registered Nurse telemetry experience; at least 6 months of travel experience; and experience with charting systems.
• Preferred Qualifications: Community hospital experience and previous charge experience.
• Additional Information:
• Patient assignments may include a ratio of 1:4.
• Care is provided to adult and geriatric patient populations.
• Floating to medical-surgical or other units within scope of practice may be required based on operational need and census.
• Travelers may be assigned to float before core staff and may receive advance notice before the start of a shift.
• Orientation includes 16 hours.
• Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, transportation, and unit secretary support.

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