Travel Telemetry RN - $2,806 per week

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Springfield, Missouri.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/15/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

RN – Telemetry (Medical 6B)

Facility Name: Mercy Hospital Springfield Address: 1235 E Cherokee St, Springfield, MO 65804 Floor: Medical 6B Department/Cost Center: 354006030 Specialty: Registered Nurse (RN) – Telemetry 
Number of Positions: 1
 Contract Length: 13 weeks as stated in the position details. 

 Guaranteed Hours: 36 or 48 hours per week (must be specified on the submission form). 
Offer Type: Auto-offer Position Reason: Vacant position

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 1 year of inpatient Telemetry experience.
• Current RN license or eligibility for licensure in Missouri.
• AHA BLS certification required.
• NIHSS may be submitted without it but must be obtained before the start date.
• Epic experience required.
• Experience and competence in drug titration.

Preferred Qualifications

- No additional preferred certifications specified.

Unit Information

• Number of Beds: 32
• Patient Population: Medical, medical telemetry, and respiratory patients.
• EMR: Epic
• Equipment: Telemetry monitors, lift equipment, IV pumps, and tube-feeding pumps.
• Patient Ratios: Day shift 1:5–1:6; night shift 1:6–1:7. These are estimates, not guaranteed.
• Floating: Required on a rotational basis.
• Call Requirements: None.
• Weekend Work: As required by the facility.

Auto-Offer Guidelines

• Specify 36 or 48 guaranteed hours on the submission form.
• All contingency requests must be included on the submission form.
• Blocked scheduling may be approved based on facility requirements and must be requested on the submission form.
• Requested time off (RTO) must be made up at the end of the assignment.
• RTO is not approved during the first week.
• Only one holiday RTO request may be made per assignment.
• Night-shift nurses must orient on day shift and be available for the entire orientation week.
• Local candidates have a bill rate $10 below the posted travel rate.

Flu Vaccination Policy

• Flu vaccination or a Mercy-approved exemption is required from November 1 through April 1.
• Declinations are not accepted.

Dress Code

• Required Scrub Color: Black.
• Any scrub color other than black is unacceptable.

Job Responsibilities

• Assess patients and develop, implement, and evaluate nursing care plans.
• Provide care for medical, telemetry, respiratory, and medically complex patients.
• Monitor patients and coordinate care with other departments.
• Administer medications safely and demonstrate competence in drug titration.
• Evaluate the effectiveness of care provided by other caregivers.
• Maintain patient rights, privacy, and confidentiality.
• Follow the Missouri Nurse Practice Act, Mercy policies, and professional nursing standards.
• Assist with patient mobility and transfers as required.

Physical Requirements

• Stand and walk for most of the shift.
• Perform bending and stooping.
• Lift and turn patients with assistance.
• Push, pull, and grip up to 50 lbs.
• Work in an environment with potential exposure to blood and body fluids.

About Care Career

Benefits

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