Job Summary
Telemetry (TELE) Nurse in an acute care facility. This position involves providing specialized care to cardiac and respiratory patients on a split-unit telemetry floor, with a focus on patient monitoring, titratable and set-rate drips, and collaboration within a fast-paced environment.
Job Details
- Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts (6:45 PM – 7:15 AM) with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS certification, EKG interpretation class, graduate of an accredited nursing program with at least 2 years of experience in a telemetry or high-acuity stepdown unit, and licensed to practice as a registered nurse.
- Responsibilities include managing cardiac, CHF, CP, pneumonia, respiratory, and sepsis patient care, interpreting telemetry monitors, titrating certain medications, and collaborating with patient care techs and RTs.
- Experience or skills required: Must have strong customer service skills and be team-oriented. Telemetry experience preferred; unit-specific orientation provided.
- Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours, with every other weekend and one major plus one minor holiday.
- Float requirement: All telemetry nurses except those on the 6N unit will float to MedSurg or Rehab units; 6N nurses will float within ICU/CCU.
- Additional notes: Candidates need strong customer service skills, experience with GE telemonitors, and the ability to interpret telemetry strips.
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
