Travel Telemetry RN - $2,238 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Los Alamitos, California.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/30/2026
• 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: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Telemetry RN requiring a California RN license, 2+ years of recent telemetry experience, and prior travel nursing experience for a night-shift assignment.

Details

• Telemetry unit caring for adult and geriatric patients
• Patient ratio of 1:4 across day, night, and weekend shifts
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00-07:30
• Weekend coverage required as needed
• Floating required
• Epic EMR used

Requirements

• Active CA RN license required in-hand at time of application (EMSA not accepted)
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• OCN and ONS/ONCC certifications preferred
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience required
• Minimum 1 year of acute care experience required
• At least 1 year of full-time equivalent experience in telemetry within the past 2 years required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Epic EMR experience required and must be noted in work history
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, heparin protocols, IV therapy/phlebotomy, and peripheral line care required
• Experience with nasal cannula and non-invasive airway management required
• Charge nurse experience preferred
• Teaching hospital, community hospital, LTAC, and Trauma Level I/II experience preferred
• Two supervisor references required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide telemetry-level nursing care including cardiac monitoring and emergency response for adult and geriatric patients
• Manage dysrhythmias and administer medications per protocol
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate as travelers
• Previous employees must have been gone a minimum of 1 year to return as a traveler
• No RTO allowed within the first two weeks of the assignment, with a maximum of 7 days of RTO per 13-week contract highly preferred
• Manager may or may not conduct an interview prior to placement

American Traveler Job ID #P-780523. 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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