Telemetry RN
Springfield, MO
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Telemetry RN for a night shift position at a Level 1 Trauma Center requiring MO or compact RN licensure and 1 year of tele experience.

Details

• Medical/telemetry unit with 32 beds, caring for med-tele patients and those with developmental delays
• Patient ratios vary: 1:5-1:6 days, 1:6-1:7 nights (not guaranteed)
• Uses tele monitoring, lift equipment, IV pumps, and tube feeding pumps
• Charts in EPIC EMR
• Night shift schedule, 1900-0700
• Weekend hours required as needed by facility
• No call requirements
• Rotational floating required
• Night shift staff orient on day shift and must be available the entire orientation week

Requirements

• Active RN license eligible for or currently licensed in Missouri (compact accepted)
• BLS certification from AHA required
• NIHSS certification required (may start without but must obtain prior to start)
• Minimum 1 year of recent inpatient tele experience required
• Experience and competence in drug titration required
• Valid U.S. Social Security Number required (Canadian SINs not accepted)
• No gaps in employment of 90+ days within the past 12 months

Additional Information

• Utilizes the nursing process to provide direct patient care including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation for all age groups
• Coordinates care with ancillary departments and maintains patient rights and confidentiality
• Role involves significant standing, walking, bending, lifting, and turning patients with assistance
• High exposure to blood and body fluids; must be able to push/pull/grip up to 50 lbs and perform minimal kneeling, crouching, and crawling
• Black scrubs required; no other colors permitted
• Flu vaccination (or Mercy-approved exemption) required for all travelers from November 1-April 1, with no declinations accepted
• RTO requests up to 5 days allowed but must be made up during the assignment; RTO not approved in the first week
• Only 1 holiday RTO request permitted per assignment
• Local candidates accepted within 50 miles, though bill rate is reduced; local staff limited to 3 consecutive 13-week contracts before required separation or transfer to a facility outside the radius
• Facility is a Level 1 Trauma & Burn Center and Level 2 Stroke Center with Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center certification