Telemetry RN
Kalamazoo, MI
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 7, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Cardiovascular Telemetry Unit position requiring an active MI RN license, ACLS, BLS, NIHSS certifications, and at least one year of relevant experience.

Details

• Work in a 54-bed Cardiac Telemetry unit that serves as the facility's main cardiac monitoring unit
• Patient population includes heart failure, STEMI/NSTEMI, stroke requiring cardiac monitoring, cardiac arrhythmias, and chest pain, with occasional overflow medical patients
• Patients are monitored via remote telemetry room and on-unit monitoring, including cardiac drips
• Typical patient ratios are 1:5-6, which may increase up to 1:7 during call-ins
• Day shift schedule, 4x12 hours, 7:00 AM-7:30 PM
• Every other weekend required
• Must work 2 of 3 major holidays
• No on-call requirements
• Block scheduling cannot be guaranteed but will be accommodated when possible
• Charting completed in Cerner PowerChart
• Floating required within the hospital or to nearby affiliate hospitals depending on volume and census

Requirements

• Active or pending Michigan RN license required
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of relevant RN experience required, 1-2 years preferred
• Cerner charting experience required
• Experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management required
• Experience managing cardiac and vasoactive drips required
• Comfort working with patient ratios up to 1:7 required
• Candidates must live at least 50 miles from the facility
• Candidates must not have worked for the health system as a permanent staff member within the past 3 years

Additional Information

• Provide telemetry nursing care for a high-acuity cardiac patient population, including monitoring, drip management, and emergency response
• Support includes ongoing onboarding of new travelers to help manage unit workload during call-ins
• Royal blue scrubs required
• Maximum RTO is 10 days, and if RTO falls during the holidays, must be willing to work 1 of the 3 designated holidays
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates will not be considered