Registered Nurse / Telemetry

Job Summary Telemetry position. This role provides care for adult and geriatric patients in an acute-care setting, including patients requiring ventilator and tracheostomy management. The position supports a 1:4 patient ratio and may require floating to medical-surgical units. Job Details

• Required Qualifications: At least 1 year of experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; experience caring for ventilated patients and managing tracheostomies; experience with electronic charting systems; compact license in hand at submission.
• Schedule: Day shifts, 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week; every other weekend required.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: Patient population includes adults and geriatric patients with neurological, cardiac, respiratory, gastrointestinal, genitourinary, endocrine, skin, and surgical conditions. No on-call requirement. First-time travelers are accepted.

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