Travel RN - Telemetry

Travel RN - Telemetry

Boise, Idaho

Posted: 12 days ago

Schedule:

Days, 3x12hrs (36 hrs/week)

Contract Length: 13 weeks

Start Date:

ASAP (actual start 3‑4 weeks after offer)

Openings: 2 positions

Pay: $1,944/wk ($25,269 for 13 weeks; $101,076 annual equivalent)

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Telemetry position requiring 2 years of experience and post‑procedural cardiac experience, with day shift scheduling and floating responsibilities across two units.

• Acute care hospital setting on a Telemetry unit split across two floors (3rd and 7th)
• 3rd Floor (20 beds) focuses on cardiac patients including post‑op open heart, TAVRs, ablations, post‑caths, pacemakers, and medical telemetry
• 7th Floor (35 beds) is general telemetry with CHF, sepsis, electrolyte imbalances, post‑strokes, and post‑procedural overflow
• Read & interpret telemetry strips twice per shift
• Assist with high‑flow, BiPAP, CPAP management; assist RT as needed
• Titrate Heparin and occasionally insulin drips; facility will train on insulin if needed
• Common set‑rate drips: cardiac GTT, amiodarone, Cardizem, dopamine, dobutamine
• Float to any MS, MS‑Tele, or Tele unit within the hospital or to sister facilities in Meridian and Nampa
• Flexible scheduling 6 weeks at a time; maximum of 5 consecutive shifts, no block scheduling

• Active  compact RN license; must be active at time of consideration
• Certifications:
  
  BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 2 years RN experience
• Post‑procedural cardiac experience (catheter lab, ablations, open‑heart surgery)
• PCU and stepdown experience preferred
• Ability to read, interpret, and document telemetry strips
• Epic EMR experience
• Prior travel nursing experience preferred but not required
• Valid driver’s license
• Two professional references: one recent supervisor and one recent peer/supervisor

• Expected to float between 3rd and 7th floor telemetry units
• Holiday coverage may be required, but not on every holiday
• 2‑shift orientation: one shift on each floor
• Any color scrubs acceptable
• Must reside >50 miles from the facility
• Former permanent employees must have been separated for at least one year to be eligible
• Leadership treats travelers comparably to permanent staff; history of contract extensions

• Weekly wages: $648 (36 hrs × $18/hr)
• Stipends: $1,296 (lodging $820 + meals & incidentals $476)
• Net weekly pay: $1,944

In compliance with state pay transparency laws, the estimated weekly pay range for this role is $1,749 – $1,944. The $1,944 weekly pay listed here corresponds to the higher end of this range.