Registered Nurse / Telemetry

Job Summary Telemetry (TELE) Nurse in Independence, Missouri. This position involves providing specialized nursing care to patients with cardiac and other telemetry needs in a fast-paced hospital environment. The role requires collaboration with a multidisciplinary team to ensure high-quality patient outcomes. Job Details

• Position Description: This role involves caring for post-cath patients (excluding sheath removal), stroke patients, and those on amiodarone or Cardizem drips. The unit has 36 beds and is staffed with 70 team members, including RNs, LPNs, and PCTs, across day and night shifts.
• Required Qualifications: Certifications: ACLS - Education: 2 years of experience with telemetry nursing - Location: Independence, Missouri - Shifts: Days, 12 hours per shift, minimum 36 hours per week.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience recovering post-cath patients (no sheath removal), pacemaker placements, stroke care, amiodarone drips, and Cardizem drips, along with NIH certification is preferred.
• Schedule: 12-hour shifts, days, with a schedule that includes three weekend shifts in a four-week period.
• Additional Information: Candidates should possess a fast-paced, high-energy personality with a strong sense of teamwork. The unit utilizes equipment such as Pyxis, Alaris pumps, Welch Allen vitals machines, and Meditech EMR.

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