Cardiac Telemetry RN
Kansas City, MO
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Cardiac Telemetry unit requiring cardiac telemetry or PCU/ICU experience and NIHSS certification.

Details

• Work on a 29-bed Cardiac Telemetry unit (4 North CCU)
• Patient ratio of 1:4
• Unit supported by Charge Nurse, Unit Secretary, and PCTs
• Uses Alaris IV pumps, SCD machines, Hill Rom beds, dinamap monitors, Welch Allyn vital machines, wound vacs, temporary pacemakers, telemetry monitors, EKG machines, bladder scanners, Doppler, and Imobile communication devices
• Documentation completed in Meditech
• 13-week assignment on a 7P-7A night shift schedule
• Full-time scheduling required, including 3 weekend shifts per scheduling period
• Floating required to units where competency has been demonstrated

Requirements

• Active MO or Compact RN license required
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 1 year of recent experience in cardiac telemetry or PCU/ICU setting required
• Able to read and interpret EKGs and telemetry strips
• Experience with post cardiac procedural care required, including ablations, cardiac catheterizations, post-op day 1 open heart, and permanent pacemaker placements
• Able to administer and titrate IV medications such as insulin, Cardizem, Cardene, and Amiodarone
• Experience performing IV insertions, NGT placement and maintenance, chest tube maintenance, temporary pacemaker care, and Foley insertions
• US SSN and DOB required for consideration
• Two professional references required for Missouri placements
• No employment gaps of 90 days or more within the past 12 months

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care on a fast-paced cardiac telemetry unit with a tenured, family-like staff
• Adhere to patient experience standards, including bedside shift report involvement, personal connections, and prompt response to call lights
• Navy blue scrubs required (black scrub pants may be paired with a navy blue top)
• Unit has received AHA recognition for Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure GOLD PLUS with Honor Roll
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility; local candidates are not accepted
• Many contract staff have transitioned into full-time roles with this department