Telemetry Registered Nurse
Long Beach, CA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Telemetry Long Beach, California. This position provides care for adult and geriatric patients in a cardiac telemetry and medical-surgical setting. The role requires strong cardiac telemetry experience, dysrhythmia interpretation, and management of complex cardiac and medical-surgical patient needs.

Job Details

• Schedule: Three 12-hour night shifts per week, 7:00 PM7:30 AM, for a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend coverage is required as needed.
• Required Qualifications: Two years of nursing experience; prior cardiac telemetry experience; active California nursing license in hand; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; on-site electrocardiogram (EKG) test; experience caring for adult and geriatric patients.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient assignment ratio is 1:4 on days, nights, and weekends.
  • The role supports cardiac telemetry and medical-surgical care, including telemetry monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, pacemaker care, cardiac drips without titration, vasoactive drips without titration, and heparin protocols.
  • Responsibilities may include post-cardiac angiogram, post-myocardial infarction, pre- and post-cardiac catheterization, pre- and post-cardiac surgery, and transcatheter aortic valve replacement care.
  • Additional clinical care includes central and peripheral line management, peripherally inserted central catheter management, blood product administration, intravenous therapy, phlebotomy, chest tubes, surgical drains, wound care, feeding tubes, continuous bladder irrigation, and pre- and post-hemodialysis management.
  • Respiratory care may include oxygen administration, noninvasive airway management, continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, high-flow nasal cannula, and arterial blood gas interpretation.
  • Influenza vaccination is required; medical and religious exemptions are permitted.
  • The assignment is scheduled from 12/07/2026 through 03/08/2027.

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