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

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 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 post-cardiac procedural care experience and NIHSS certification.

Details

• Work on a 29-bed Cardiac Telemetry unit within a hospital setting
• Patient ratio of 1:4
• Unit staffed with Charge Nurse, Unit Secretary, and PCTs
• Uses equipment including Alaris IV pumps, SCD machines, Hill Rom beds, Dinamap, Welch Allyn vital machines, wound vacs, temporary pacemakers, telemetry monitors, EKG machines, bladder scanners, and Doppler
• Uses Meditech documentation system
• 13-week assignment with 7a-7p shifts
• Full-time schedule required, including 3 weekend shifts per scheduling period
• Floating required to any area with demonstrated competency

Requirements

• Active MO or compact RN license required
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 1 year of recent Cardiac Telemetry or PCU/ICU experience required
• Experience reading and interpreting EKGs and telemetry strips required
• Experience with post cardiac procedural care including ablations, cardiac catheterizations, post-op day 1 open heart, and permanent pacemaker placements required
• Ability to administer and titrate IV medications such as insulin, Cardizem, Cardene, and Amiodarone
• Experience with IV insertions, NGT placement and maintenance, chest tube maintenance, temporary pacemakers, and Foley insertions
• No gaps in work history exceeding 90 days within the past 12 months
• US Social Security Number and date of birth required for consideration
• Two professional references required for MO assignments

Additional Information

• Provide bedside care focused on patient experience, including responsiveness to call lights and involving patients in shift report
• Use Imobile for communication between team members
• Required to wear navy blue scrubs, with black scrub pants permitted if paired with a navy blue top
• Join a tenured and family-like unit culture in a fast-paced environment
• Many travelers have transitioned into full-time staff on this unit
• Unit has received the AHA Get With The Guidelines-Heart Failure GOLD PLUS with Honor Roll award
• Candidates must live more than 50 miles from the facility, as local candidates are not accepted