Job Summary
Telemetry (TELE) Registered Nurse in Independence, Missouri. This role involves providing specialized patient care within a high-energy, fast-paced telemetry unit. The position emphasizes teamwork and requires candidates to have specific clinical skills and certifications.
Job Details
- Position Description: Provides care for post-cardiac catheterization patients, stroke patients, and others requiring telemetry monitoring. Includes responsibilities such as managing amiodarone and Cardizem drips, and recovering post-cath patients without sheath removal.
- Certifications, Education, and Experience: Required certifications include Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS). Candidates should have at least one year of relevant experience.
- Schedule: 12-hour shifts during day hours, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
- Preferred Qualifications: Experience with recovering post-cath patients (no sheath removal), pacemaker placements, stroke care, and use of IV drips such as amiodarone and Cardizem.
- Additional Responsibilities: Flexibility for floating to other telemetry departments, med-surg, or Progressive Care Units (PCU) is expected.
- Other: Candidates should adhere to scrubs dress code, typically grey attire. The schedule includes three weekends in a four-week cycle, with shifts on Friday and Saturday for nights, and Saturday and Sunday for days.
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
