Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry
New York, NY
Integrated Healthcare Services
3x12 hrs, Days

Registered Nurse - Telemetry (Travel)

Location: New York, NY
Specialty: Telemetry Nursing

Job Summary

Provide safe, competent, quality nursing care to a designated group of patients using evidence-based practice and nursing theory. Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate patient care.

Key Responsibilities

Patient Care

• Deliver patient care based on Relationship Centered Care and nursing process.
• Assess and evaluate patient needs using critical thinking.
• Integrate assessment and intervention skills in nursing care delivery.
• Collaborate with healthcare team on care plans.
• Prioritize patient care including teaching, rounding, coaching, and discharge planning.
• Educate patients and caregivers on care plans, health promotion, and disease prevention.
• Communicate professionally with patients, families, and care team members.
• Manage assignments within Modified Primary Nursing model.

Patient Experience

• Role model Relationship Centered Care practices such as Admission Welcome, Bedside Shift Report, Purposeful Hourly Rounding, Medication Review, and Discharge Wrap Up.
• Respect patient values, preferences, cultural diversity, and expressed needs.
• Establish therapeutic relationships with patients and families.
• Use evidence-based practices to understand patient perceptions of care.
• Initiate service recovery and escalate concerns as needed.
• Demonstrate caring, respect, compassion, empathy, and active listening.

Quality and Safety

• Practice safe, patient-centered care and identify barriers to quality.
• Demonstrate clinical skills essential to patient safety.
• Implement process improvement strategies and participate in peer reviews.
• Collaborate on quality improvement projects and nursing research.
• Follow high reliability principles to avoid high-risk behaviors.
• Escalate safety hazards following institutional protocols.
• Document nursing practice to support quality and performance improvement.

Operations

• Perform charge nurse duties as assigned.
• Coordinate supply and inventory management with leadership.
• Escalate resource deficits appropriately.
• Use patient-focused, cost-effective approaches to care.
• Document accurately in compliance with regulatory and legal standards.
• Facilitate patient throughput during shifts.

Professional Development

• Support clinical colleagues, patients, families, and healthcare team members.
• Advance clinical competence from novice to expert.
• Maintain a professional image and communicate with empathy and respect.
• Incorporate ethical principles in decision-making.
• Promote lifelong learning, scholarship, and innovation.
• Acquire knowledge relevant to role, specialty, and community health needs.
• Participate in shared decision-making through councils and committees.

Requirements

• Current New York State RN License
• BLS and ACLS certification
• Experience with telemetry and ventilator care
• Minimum 2 years RN experience, including 2 years in telemetry and med-surg
• At least 1 year travel nursing experience for travel positions
• EPIC electronic health record experience highly preferred

Contract Length

Approximately 13 weeks (89 days ≈ 13 weeks)

This position is ideal for experienced telemetry RNs seeking a travel assignment in a dynamic hospital environment focused on quality, patient-centered care, and professional growth.