Travel RN - Telemetry

American Traveler is seeking an experienced travel RN for a Telemetry unit position requiring prior travel experience, continuous IV medication management, and a GA or compact RN license.

• Active GA or compact RN license required at time of consideration
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of telemetry RN experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Demonstrated experience managing continuous IV medications (cardiac drips, diuretics, anticoagulants, and insulin drips) required
• Basic arrhythmia knowledge required
• Epic experience preferred

• Hospital telemetry unit setting with 32 beds
• Adult to geriatric patient population
• Patient ratio of 1:5-6
• Cases include cardiac (CHF, chest pain, post cardiac cath, arrhythmias including stable A-Fib, SVT, and bradycardia), renal, pulmonary (COPD, pulmonary edema, PE, DVT), surgical (cholecystectomy, appendectomy, chest tubes, biliary drains), DKA, vascular, and occasional ortho or CVA overflow
• Experience with continuous IV cardiac drips required:
  Amiodarone, Cardizem, Dobutamine, Dopamine, Milrinone, Nitroglycerin, Bumex, Lasix, Aggrastat, Argatroban, Heparin, and insulin drips
• Arrhythmia management and cardioversion required
• Unit operates as overflow IMCU as needed
• EMR:
  Epic (preferred), Pyxis, SBAR
• Night shift: 3x12-hour shifts, 19:00–07:00
• Weekend rotation typically every other weekend; permanent staff are scheduled first and travelers fill gaps as needed
• Floating within the facility and scope of practice as needed
• On-call is rare with a 2-hour response time required
• 14-week contract
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this position
• Navy blue scrubs required
• RTO maximum of 7 days per contract; RTO cannot be requested during the first week of the assignment
• Holiday coverage policy: if one or two major holidays fall within the assignment period, travelers are expected to work all of them with no holiday RTO allowed; if three major holidays fall within the assignment period, travelers are expected to work two, with one holiday RTO request eligible for review
• Major holidays include Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday (counts as one), Christmas Eve/Christmas Day (counts as one), and New Year's Eve/New Year's Day (counts as one)
• Travelers who have previously worked at any Piedmont facility must have been away for at least one full year before returning as a traveler
• No scheduling requests or alternate shift arrangements are permitted; the posted night shift is firm
• Two supervisory references (manager level or above; charge nurses not accepted) are highly preferred
• Local candidates are accepted for this position
• Full compliance is required prior to the start date; non-compliance may result in a two-week delay due to the bi-weekly orientation schedule

• High Pay and Bonuses
• Medical, Dental and Vision Insurance with Day 1 Options
• 401(k) Plan
• Weekly Payroll Deposit
• Free Online CEUs
• Generous Housing Allowance
• Travel and Licensure Reimbursements
• Non-taxed Per Diem and Subsidy
• Traveler Rewards and Discounts