Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,057 per week

About the role

TotalMed is seeking a Telemetry RN for a travel nursing assignment in Sayre, Pennsylvania. This is a 13-week position with 36 hours per week on day shifts (12-hour shifts). The role involves caring for patients by connecting them to monitoring equipment that tracks heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, blood-oxygen levels, and electrocardiogram data. Telemetry RNs read and interpret this data to determine patient care.

Responsibilities

• 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

Requirements

• 1–2 years' recent acute care experience
• BLS certification
• Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods, as well as bend, lean, and stoop without difficulty
• Ability to easily lift 20 pounds; moving or lifting patients may require lifting up to 50 pounds at times
• Specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus

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