Registered Nurse / Telemetry

Job Summary Registered Nurse, Telemetry. The position provides nursing care for neurology, neurosurgical, and telemetry patients in an acute-care setting, including post-surgical neurology patients and individuals with various neurological diagnoses. The role requires proficiency with the National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), dysrhythmia management, and a 1:5 patient ratio. Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 1 year of experience; current compact nursing license in hand; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; proficiency in telemetry, neuro stepdown care, pre- and post-neurosurgery care, craniotomy, cerebrovascular accident (CVA) care, spinal cord injury, traumatic brain injury, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, chest tube management, BiPAP/CPAP management, procedural sedation administration and monitoring, and patient care involving neurological diagnoses.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience caring for post-surgical neurology patients and patients with neurological diagnoses.
• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts, 48 hours per week, including every other weekend.
• Additional Information: The position supports a designated stroke unit and neuroscience-focused patient population, including neurology, neurosurgical, and telemetry patients. Holiday coverage may be required, including three of five designated holidays.

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