Travel RN Med​/Surg Telemetry

Telemetry - TELE RN - Travel Nurse

Location:

Centerville, Iowa.

Duration: 13 weeks.

Hours:

36 hours per week, 12‑hour night shifts.

Employment Type:

Travel.

Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry

Discipline: RN

As a TELE Travel Nurse, you will provide care by connecting patients to machines that measure heart rate, blood pressure, breathing rate, blood‑oxygen levels and electrocardiogram data. These machines send information to computer screens for RNs to monitor. Telemetry RNs read and interpret the data to better determine patient care.

As a TELE Travel Nurse, you should be prepared to perform the following tasks:

• Provide basic bedside care.
• Monitor and adjust specialized equipment used on patients, and interpret and record electronic displays.
• Identify irregular telemetry readings and notify appropriate medical team members.
• Initiate corrective action whenever information from monitoring equipment shows adverse symptomatology.
• Stand and walk for long periods of time, bend, lean and stoop without difficulty.
• Lift up to 20 pounds easily; occasionally lift patients up to 50 pounds.
• Maintain specific vision abilities including close, distance, color, peripheral and depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

• ACLS, BLS, PALS, TNCC, NIH certifications.
• 2 years of recent acute care experience.
• Additional certifications may be required before assignment.

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed hours
• Continuing education
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical, dental and vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1