Job Summary
Telemetry position in an acute care setting. The role provides care for high-risk cardiology patients, including cardiac drip management, postoperative open-heart care, sheath pulls, and central line management. The position includes 12-hour night shifts and requires collaboration across inpatient units within the organization.
Job Details
- Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week; weekend coverage is required every other weekend.
- Required Qualifications: Two years of experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) certifications; experience caring for high-risk cardiology patients; cardiac drip management; sheath removal; central line care and management; telemetry and dysrhythmia interpretation; postoperative cardiac surgery care; chest tube management; noninvasive ventilation; high-flow nasal cannula; tracheostomy care; wound care; and procedural sedation monitoring.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information:
- Patient assignments generally range from one nurse to five or six patients.
- The role supports patients with cardiac telemetry needs, mixed medical conditions with underlying cardiac disease, postoperative open-heart care, new tracheostomies, and sheath removal needs.
- First-time travelers are accepted.
- Required equipment may include noninvasive ventilation devices, chest tubes, and post-cardiac catheterization devices.
- An influenza vaccination is required, with medical or religious exemptions permitted.
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
