Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry
Spokane, WA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Spokane, WA Telemetry travel assignment supporting a float-pool position across telemetry, progressive care, medical-surgical, orthopedic, neurologic, surgical, and medical oncology units. The role provides care for patients with varied medical and postoperative needs while requiring flexibility to float within the clinicians scope of practice. Candidates must have at least two years of recent Telemetry or Progressive Care Unit experience.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; at least two years of Telemetry or Progressive Care Unit experience; cardiac rhythm interpretation; high-flow oxygen; continuous positive airway pressure and bilevel positive airway pressure delivery; chest tube and drain management; ostomy care; wound vacuum management; dressing changes; peripheral intravenous starts; urinary catheter insertion and maintenance; nasogastric tube insertion and maintenance; Epic experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; experience with external fixation; familiarity with amiodarone, Cardizem, and heparin infusions.
• Schedule: 12-hour day shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. or night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend rotation is every other weekend, with occasional back-to-back weekend assignments, and holiday coverage is typically one to two holidays per season.
• Additional Information: This is a float-pool position requiring assignments across telemetry, progressive care, medical-surgical, orthopedic, neurologic, surgical, medical oncology, and other specialty areas within the clinicians scope of practice. Patient populations may include cardiac, pulmonary, neurologic, orthopedic, postoperative, oncology, renal, infectious, and medically complex conditions. Experience caring for gender-affirming surgical patients is welcomed; related surgical experience may be provided through orientation. A telemetry competency examination must be completed and passed before the start of the assignment. Orientation includes general onboarding and two unit-orientation shifts divided among multiple units. Assignments are planned in six-week cycles, with schedules generally provided approximately two weeks before the cycle begins.

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