Medical Surgical Telemetry RN
Sioux City, IA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Medical-Surgical Telemetry Nurse Iowa. This position supports an interdisciplinary healthcare team in providing and managing care for patients in a medical-surgical telemetry setting. The role requires expertise with telemetry monitoring, specified cardiac medications, and complex therapies while supporting quality patient care.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; every other weekend.
• Required Qualifications:
  • At least 2 years of medical-surgical telemetry experience.
  • Active Iowa or compact nursing license.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; American Heart Association (AHA) preferred, with American Red Cross or U.S. military certifications accepted.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; American Heart Association (AHA) preferred, with American Red Cross or U.S. military certifications accepted.
  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.
  • Drivers license.
  • Competency with heparin, patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), epidurals, Cardizem, nitroglycerin, and amiodarone infusions.
  • Ability to read and measure telemetry strips.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • American Heart Association (AHA) certification for Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS).
• Additional Information:
  • First-time travelers may be considered.
  • The role supports patient care as part of an interdisciplinary team.
  • The traveler may float within the same discipline across local campuses.
  • Orientation dates are 12/07/2026 and 12/21/2026.
  • Unless the unit is closed, the traveler is required to work one of the following holiday pairings: Christmas Eve and Christmas Day or New Years Eve and New Years Day.
  • The assignment is based in a Level III trauma center setting.

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