Telemetry RN
Belleville, IL
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Telemetry position offering 12-hour day shifts in an acute care setting. The role supports high-risk cardiology patients, including individuals receiving cardiac drips and post-procedural care, with an emphasis on telemetry monitoring, cardiac assessment, and complex clinical interventions.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts consisting of 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week and every-other-weekend coverage.
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of experience; Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications; demonstrated ability to manage cardiac drips, perform sheath removal, and manage central lines; required influenza vaccination, with medical or religious exemptions permitted.
• Additional Information:
  • Assignment supports a high-risk cardiology population with typical patient ratios of 1:56.
  • Patient care includes transcatheter aortic valve replacement, coronary artery bypass grafting, video-assisted thoracic surgery, post-open-heart surgery care, and mixed medical patients with underlying cardiac conditions.
  • Required clinical capabilities include cardiac telemetry, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, chest tube management, noninvasive airway management, oxygen administration, wound care, wound vacuum management, and tracheostomy care.
  • Experience with bilevel positive airway pressure and continuous positive airway pressure, high-flow nasal cannula, procedural sedation monitoring, isolation precautions and personal protective equipment, and post-cardiac surgery care is required.
  • Orientation includes 24 hours.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits