Cardiac Tele RN
Stockbridge, GA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 26, 2026
• Length: 20 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Cardiac Telemetry position requiring prior travel experience and skill managing continuous IV cardiac medications.

Details

• Cardiac Telemetry unit serving overflow IMCU patients
• Adult to geriatric patient population with 1:5-6 ratio across a 32-bed unit
• Manages cardiac, CHF, chest pain, renal, and pulmonary (COPD, pulmonary edema, PE, DVT) cases
• Cares for stable cardiac arrhythmias including A-Fib, SVT, and bradycardia
• Handles surgical overflow patients (cholecystectomy, appendectomy, chest tubes, biliary drains)
• Occasional vascular, post cardiac cath, TR band, DKA, ortho, and CVA overflow patients
• Day shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
• Typically scheduled every other weekend, with permanent staff prioritized for scheduling
• Floating required within the facility and scope of practice as needed
• On-call is rare, with a 2-hour response time required
• Uses Epic (preferred), Pyxis, and SBAR communication systems

Requirements

• Active RN license, GA or Compact, required at time of submission
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required; NIHSS preferred
• Minimum 2 years of cardiac telemetry experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Experience managing continuous IV cardiac drips including Amiodarone, Cardizem, Dobutamine, Dopamine, Milrinone, and Nitroglycerin
• Experience with diuretics (Bumex, Lasix) and anticoagulants (Aggrastat, Argatroban, Heparin)
• Insulin drip management experience required
• Skilled in TR Band care and basic arrhythmia interpretation and management
• Epic charting experience preferred
• Copies of required certifications needed for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide telemetry nursing care across a diverse cardiac and medical-surgical patient population
• Responsible for arrhythmia interpretation, management, and cardioversion as needed
• Scrub color requirement: navy blue
• Maximum RTO of 7 days per contract, which must be finalized prior to starting the assignment
• No RTO requests permitted during orientation week
• Holiday coverage required based on number of major holidays falling within the assignment period
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate
• Permanent, PRN, or internal staff must be away from all Piedmont facilities for one full year before returning as a traveler
• Travelers previously cancelled or not approved to return must complete one assignment outside of Piedmont before reapplying