Travel Telemetry RN - $2,252 per week

About the role

TotalMed is seeking a Telemetry RN for an immediate travel nursing opening in Erie, PA. This is a 13-week travel nursing position with rotating 12-hour shifts, totaling 36 hours per week.

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.
• Connect patients to machines that measure heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, blood-oxygen levels, and electrocardiogram information.
• Read and interpret data from monitoring equipment to better determine patient care.

Requirements

• 1-2 years' recent acute care experience.
• BLS certification.
• ACLS certification.
• 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 of 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.