Travel Telemetry RN - $1,985 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Saint Louis, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• 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: Oct 19, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a fast-paced Cardiac Telemetry unit on night shift, requiring at least 1 year of tele/cardiac tele experience and a Missouri or compact RN license.

Details

• Inpatient Telemetry unit with 32 beds in a hospital setting
• Cares for patients with CHF, chest pain, arrhythmias (AFib, flutter, SVT), respiratory and renal/hemodialysis conditions, plus overflow sepsis, urology, surgical, ETOH/drug withdrawal, isolation, and GI bleed patients
• Night shift, 1900-0730, with every other weekend required
• Patient ratios vary by night, typically 1:6-1:8 (estimates, not guaranteed)
• Utilizes lift equipment, bladder scanner, interpreter iPad, and BiPAP monitoring
• Documents in EPIC EMR
• Floating required as needed to similar or lower acuity units
• No on-call requirements
• Night shift orientation occurs on day shift, requiring full-week availability

Requirements

• Active RN license eligible for or currently licensed in Missouri (compact accepted)
• Current BLS and ACLS certification from AHA required
• Minimum 1 year of recent inpatient tele or cardiac tele experience required
• Experience reading telemetry and managing CHF, chest pain, renal, and hemodialysis patients required
• Experience with Amiodarone and Cardizem drips required
• Experience with central lines including HD caths, ports, and PICCs required
• Experience with Tikosyn/Sotalol initiation, additional vasoactive drips (dopamine, dobutamine, lidocaine, nitro, milrinone), chest tubes/drains, and CIWA protocol preferred
• Flu vaccination or Mercy-approved exemption required November 1 through April 1
• No gaps in employment exceeding 90 days within the past 12 months

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation across all age groups
• Coordinate care with monitor techs and utilize tele monitors at each nurse's station
• Maintain patient rights, confidentiality, and professional accountability for care delivery
• Work in a fast-paced, high-acuity cardiac telemetry environment
• Scrub requirement: black tops and pants with Mercy cross logo on left chest; approved undershirt colors include black, white, yellow, green, red, and blue
• Physical demands include frequent standing, walking, bending, stooping, and assisting with patient lifting and turning, plus push/pull/grip up to 50 lbs
• RTO of 5 days or less allowed, must be made up during the assignment
• Only 1 holiday RTO request permitted per assignment
• First-time travelers may be considered
• Local candidates within 50 miles accepted at a reduced bill rate
• Local candidates are restricted to 3 consecutive 13-week contracts before requiring a 1-year break or transfer to a facility outside the 50-mile radius

American Traveler Job ID #P-768908. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Telemetry

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