Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry - $2,548 per week

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Redding, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Schedule

• Shift: 12-hour Day Shift
• Hours: 6:45 AM – 7:15 PM
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
• Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule (Saturday/Sunday).
• Scheduling: Schedule released approximately 3 weeks in advance; self-scheduling based on seniority.
• Block Scheduling: Not available.
• Shift Trades: Allowed.
• Holidays: Must work according to permanent staff rotation.
• Call: None.
• Floating: First to float to 4 West or Med/Surg departments.
• Contract Duration: 91 weeks (as listed).
• Cancellation: Up to 4 shifts per 13-week assignment.

Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care in a 38-bed IMCU (Intermediate Care Unit), 2 West.
• Care for patients with CHF, COPD, renal failure, respiratory failure, alcohol withdrawal, and post-PCI conditions.
• Monitor cardiac rhythms and interpret telemetry strips independently.
• Manage protocol-driven or set-rate drips, including Heparin, Amiodarone, Cardizem, and DKA-related drips.
• Provide care for patients requiring BiPAP, CPAP, and HFNC support.
• Complete bedside shift reports and maintain patient safety.
• Focus on patient experience, HCAHPS, and core measures.
• Float to 4 West or Med/Surg as required.

Requirements

• Experience: 2–3 years of specialty experience required.
• First-time travelers accepted.
• Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS.
• COVID vaccination required.
• Active RN license required at submission.
• BSN not required.
• Cerner EMR experience.
• Must independently read and interpret telemetry strips.
• Must pass an onsite proctored dysrhythmia test on Day 1 (PASS/FAIL).

Unit Details

• Unit: IMCU – 2 West (True Telemetry).
• Beds: 38.
• Patient Ratio: 1:3–4.
• Monitor System: GE Apex.
• Monitoring: Central telemetry with 2 monitor technicians.
• Support: 1 Team Lead/Shift Manager, 2 Resource/Break RNs, and 2–3 unit aides.
• Ventilation: BiPAP, CPAP, HFNC; no ventilators.
• Scrubs: Navy.
• Orientation: 1 shift on the unit.

Experience: 2–3 years of specialty experience required. First-time travelers accepted.

About Care Career

Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits
• Continuing Education
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits