Tele | RN

Overview

Locum Tenens Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Job in Topeka, Kansas. Advance your nursing career with a high-demand Telemetry RN travel opportunity in a modern community hospital, working with a supportive interdisciplinary healthcare team and the latest medical technology. Topeka offers affordable living, a welcoming atmosphere, and easy access to parks, cultural attractions, and a vibrant downtown.

Estimated Weekly Salary
Weekly Salary Range: $1,570 - $1,610 per week

• Assignment Type:
  Locum tenens (travel nursing contract)
• Location:
  
  Topeka, KS 66606
• Unit:
  Telemetry (30 beds)
• Start Date:
  
  October 1, 2025
• End Date:
  December 31, 2025
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Shift: Day shift, 12-hour shifts (06:45 - 19:15)
• Hours per Week: 36 (option for 48 hours/week)
• Weekend Requirement: 4 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule
• Patient Ratio: 1:6
• Scrub Color:
  Pewter gray
• Charting System: EPIC

• Active Kansas or Compact RN license (required at time of submission)
• Minimum 2 years of recent Telemetry RN experience in a hospital setting
• Previous travel nurse experience required
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications
• Trauma Level I or II experience preferred
• Charge nurse experience preferred
• EPIC charting system experience preferred
• Ability to float to similar units as needed
• Local candidates within 50 miles not accepted

• Provide high-quality nursing care to adult and geriatric patients in a busy telemetry unit
• Monitor and interpret cardiac rhythms, respond to rapid changes in patient status
• Administer medications, manage cardiac and vasoactive drips (no titration), and perform blood product administration
• Interpret dysrhythmias and arterial blood gases
• Care for patients post-cardiac procedures, surgery, and mixed medical diagnoses
• Perform central and peripheral line care, chest tube management, and wound care
• Collaborate with interdisciplinary healthcare teams including physical therapy, respiratory services, pharmacy, and rapid response
• Float to similar units as needed based on facility requirements
• Accurately document patient care using EPIC electronic health records

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