Travel Cardiac Telemetry RN - $2,090 per week

About the role

TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Independence, Missouri. TotalMed RN is a Top Ten travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency that places nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other clinicians in all 50 states, focusing on matching highly‑skilled staff with facilities to ensure adequate staffing and a better patient experience. Specialty: Telemetry. Discipline: RN. Start date: November 2, 2026. Duration: 13 weeks. Employment type: Travel.

Responsibilities

As a TELE Travel Nurse, you will provide care by connecting patients to machines that measure heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, blood‑oxygen levels, and electrocardiogram information. These machines send data to computer screens for RNs to monitor. Telemetry RNs read and interpret the data to better determine patient care.

• Provide basic bedside care.
• Monitor and adjust specialized equipment used on patients, and interpret and record electronic displays.
• Identify irregular telemetry readings and notify appropriate medical team members.
• Initiate corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology.
• Stand and walk for long periods of time; bend, lean, and stoop without difficulty.
• Easily lift 20 pounds; moving or lifting patients may require up to 50 pounds.
• Possess specific vision abilities: close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Requirements

• 1–2 years' recent acute care experience.
• ACLS certification.
• BLS certification.
• Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1

Schedule

12‑hour shifts, days; 36 hours per week.