Registered Nurse / Telemetry

Job Summary Registered Nurse – Telemetry: Provides comprehensive nursing care for patients requiring telemetry and step-down monitoring. Responsibilities include assessing patient health, developing and evaluating care plans, providing treatments and education, coordinating referrals, monitoring therapy, and maintaining accurate documentation in accordance with applicable standards. Job Details

• Schedule: Three 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.; rotating weekends; 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
• Current Registered Nurse license in the state of practice or a compact license.
• Graduation from an accredited school of nursing with an Associate Degree in Nursing.
• At least 1 year of experience.
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association.
• National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous experience as a Registered Nurse; bachelor’s degree in nursing; certification appropriate to the assigned unit or service.
• Additional Information: Performs independent and delegated nursing functions, assesses and evaluates patient health, provides health teaching and counseling, administers supportive and restorative treatments, monitors therapy and treatment plans, refers patients for additional evaluation or treatment as needed, and documents care according to regulatory standards. On-call coverage may be required during a regularly scheduled 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