Cardiac Telemetry PCU RN
Saint Paul, MN
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 23, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a PCU RN for a teaching hospital's Cardiac/Telemetry Intermediate Care Unit, requiring 2 years of experience and comfort managing vasoactive drips, BiPAP, and post-cardiac surgery patients.

Details

• Cardiac/Telemetry Intermediate Care Unit within a Level 3 trauma teaching hospital
• Night shift, 3x12 hours, 19:00-07:30
• Works every other weekend
• No on-call requirement
• Floating required within the hospital or to a nearby affiliate hospital as needed
• Cares for post-CV procedure patients including CABG, valve replacement, Watchman, and TAVR
• Manages patients with CHF, DKA/HHS, thoracotomy, cardio-renal syndrome, respiratory failure, and arrhythmias
• Utilizes chest tubes, BiPAP, CPAP, AVAPS, heated high flow, and temporary pacers
• Uses Epic (Excellian) charting system

Requirements

• Active or pending MN RN license accepted
• Current ACLS and BLS certification
• Minimum 2 years of experience in specialty required
• Must be comfortable with vasoactive IV drips, BiPAP, endotool/insulin drips, and post-op CABG/valve replacement/thoracotomy care
• Experience with IV therapy/phlebotomy, central line care, blood product administration, and PICC line management
• Skilled in interpretation and management of dysrhythmias and cardiac monitoring
• Experience managing cardiac and vasoactive drips (titration not required)
• Skilled in insulin drip management and IV insulin protocols
• Experience with pacemakers (temporary/permanent) and pre/post cardiac cath and surgery care
• Renal failure and TAVR experience preferred
• Charge RN experience preferred
• 1 supervisor reference required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide intermediate cardiac care to a complex patient population including post-surgical, renal, and respiratory cases
• Navy scrub color required
• Must reside at least 100 miles from the facility to be eligible unless applying for a radiology position
• Previous staff or per diem employees must have a 3-month gap since their last shift worked
• RTO should ideally not exceed 5 days
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Block scheduling is not accommodated