Telemetry Registered Nurse
Tacoma, WA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary
Telemetry Nurse, located in Washington, D.C., provides specialized care to patients with cardiac and other chronic health conditions. The role involves monitoring and managing telemetry units, including floating across multiple units within the region as needed, primarily supporting adult patients with various diagnoses requiring continuous cardiac monitoring and acute care.

Job Details

• Certification(s): BLS Certification; Minimum Experience Required: 2 years
• Shift Schedule: Days, 12 hours per shift, full-time with every other weekend commitment and holiday coverage
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Responsibilities include providing comprehensive telemetry nursing care, titrating medications such as Insulin, Heparin, Nitro, Dobutamine, Dopamine, and Cardizem as per guidelines, and ensuring patient safety through vigilant monitoring.
• The role requires working with telemetry equipment such as CPAP, Bipap, Trachs, and remote monitor techs for strip readings, with RNs verifying accuracy.
• Unit orientation includes four hours of training on each specific unit; no orientation to alternate units outside standard Med/Surg care.
• All applicants must be willing to submit to licensing verification and have access to the charting system EPIC.
• Coverage required across multiple adult Med/Surg and Telemetry units within the region, including specialty units like rapid cardiac decision, trauma, and post-surgical recovery.

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