Med Surg Telemetry RN
Overland Park, KS
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 23, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Telemetry RN for a new Clinical Decision Unit requiring telemetry experience and NIH Stroke Scale certification on a night shift schedule.

Details

• Clinical Decision Unit (CDU), a 12-bed adult short-stay observation unit for hemodynamically stable patients
• Patient ratio of 5:1
• Night shift schedule, 7P-7A, 12-hour shifts with weekend rotation
• No on-call requirements
• Unit is first to float
• Supported by patient care techs, central tele monitoring, and charge nurse
• Uses iPhone/iMobile devices, Welch Allyn vital sign machines, Hoyer lifts, vein finders, Pyxis, and Mobilab
• Documentation via Meditech
• Continuous remote cardiac monitoring with vital signs checked every 4-8 hours

Requirements

• Active KS or compact RN license required
• BLS, ACLS, and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of recent telemetry nursing experience required
• Understanding of basic dysrhythmias and telemetry required
• US Social Security Number and date of birth required for consideration
• No employment gaps of 90 days or more within the past 12 months

Additional Information

• Provide telemetry-level nursing care in a newly opened unit (opened 9/16)
• Follows patient experience protocols including bedside shift report, safety rounding, AIDET, and no-pass zone practices
• Required uniform is royal blue scrub top with black or blue pants, no T-shirts
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility, local candidates not accepted
• Unit participates in Daisy Award and Orbit Recognition programs