Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,547 per week

About the role

We're looking for Telemetry RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Shelby, NC. The right RN should have 1-2 years' recent acute care experience.

Responsibilities

• Provide basic bedside care
• Monitor and adjust specialized equipment used on patients, and interpret and record electronic displays
• Connect patients to machines that measure heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, as well as blood-oxygen levels and electrocardiogram information
• Read and interpret data from monitoring equipment to better determine patient care
• 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, ACLS, NIH certifications
• 1.5 years of experience (additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment)
• Ability to stand and walk for long periods of time, 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

Schedule

• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• 12-hour night shifts

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