Telemetry Registered Nurse
San Francisco, CA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Telemetry. This travel nursing role provides care for adult patients before and after kidney and liver biopsy procedures, including patients recovering from acute care procedures. The role primarily supports a specialized procedure-care unit and may assist other clinical areas as operational needs arise.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shift, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: California registered nurse license; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN); Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; a minimum of 2.5 years of recent, consistent home-unit experience in a transitional care unit, step-down unit, or progressive care unit; travel nursing experience; teaching hospital experience; required electronic charting experience; and proficiency with telemetry, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, intravenous access, oxygen administration, noninvasive airway management, blood product administration, heparin protocols, isolation precautions and personal protective equipment, surgical drains, wound care, wound vacuum therapy, and port access and management.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge experience; National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; and experience caring for acute care patients recovering from procedures such as biopsies.
• Additional Information:
  • The role primarily supports coordinated pre-procedure, procedure, and post-procedure care for ultrasound-guided kidney and liver biopsies.
  • Patient population includes adults, including pre- and post-kidney and liver transplant patients.
  • Patient assignments may include a ratio of approximately four patients per nurse.
  • The role may support boarded patients in the emergency department and post-anesthesia care unit.
  • The role requires flexibility to support other units and clinical areas within the organization when operational needs change.
  • Required COVID-19 vaccination and booster apply, with medical or religious exemptions permitted.
  • A 12-hour orientation is provided.

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