Travel Telemetry Registered Nurse - $2,246 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Belleville, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 09/08/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 8, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Telemetry RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring 2+ years of high-risk telemetry experience and active IL RN licensure.

Details

• Acute care Magnet hospital setting on a 40-bed Telemetry unit (222 total facility beds)
• Night shift schedule: 3x12 hours, 18:45-7:15
• Patient ratios of 1:5-6
• Required to work every other weekend, approximately 6 weekend shifts (Sat or Sun) within a 6-week schedule
• 36 guaranteed hours per week
• No on-call requirements
• Floating required within scope to all inpatient units across both campuses
• EPIC charting system required
• Navy scrub color required

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required, with strong cardiac and high-risk telemetry background
• Required skills: cardiac drip management (no titration), sheath removal, and central line management
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management required
• Respiratory skills required, including BiPAP/CPAP management, chest tube care, oxygen administration, and tracheostomy care

Additional Information

• Provide high-risk telemetry nursing care including cardiac drip management, sheath pulls, and central line management
• Support pre/post cardiac surgery patients and manage dysrhythmias with prompt emergency response
• Perform wound care, wound vac management, and procedural sedation monitoring as needed
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates accepted only if residing within a 75-mile radius, which qualifies for a local rate
• No RTO permitted during the first week of the assignment; maximum of 7 days RTO allowed for the contract, with additional days requiring manager approval
• Permanent employees of the health system must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Standard travelers may work up to an 18-month period and must take a 3-month break in service afterward

American Traveler Job ID #P-724413. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Telemetry

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