Telemetry Registered Nurse
St. Louis, MO
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Telemetry St. Louis, Missouri. This 13-week travel assignment supports a fast-paced, high-acuity telemetry unit providing care for patients with cardiac, respiratory, renal, and medical conditions. The role requires strong telemetry assessment skills, collaboration with multidisciplinary teams, and consistent delivery of safe, compassionate patient care.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts from 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; weekend coverage is required as needed, including every other weekend.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Current Registered Nurse license or eligibility for licensure in Missouri
  • One year of inpatient telemetry or cardiac telemetry experience
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association
  • Experience reading telemetry and caring for patients with congestive heart failure, chest pain, arrhythmias, renal conditions, and hemodialysis needs
  • Experience managing amiodarone and Cardizem infusions
  • Experience with central lines, including hemodialysis catheters, ports, and peripherally inserted central catheters
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience initiating Tikosyn or sotalol
  • Experience with dopamine, dobutamine, lidocaine, nitroglycerin, or milrinone infusions
  • Experience with chest tubes, other drains, or alcohol and drug withdrawal protocols
• Additional Information:
  • Provides direct patient care through assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of nursing interventions.
  • Cares for patients with congestive heart failure, chest pain, atrial fibrillation, atrial flutter, supraventricular tachycardia, respiratory conditions, renal conditions, and hemodialysis needs.
  • May care for overflow patients with sepsis, urological conditions, surgical needs, substance withdrawal, isolation precautions, or gastrointestinal bleeding.
  • Coordinates care with ancillary departments and evaluates the effectiveness of care provided by other direct caregivers.
  • Maintains patient rights, confidentiality, professional accountability, and compliance with established nursing practice standards.
  • Requires the ability to stand and walk for most of the shift, bend, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, and assist with lifting and repositioning patients.
  • Requires the ability to push, pull, and grip up to 50 pounds and pinch up to 15 pounds.
  • Seasonal influenza vaccination or an approved exemption is required from November 1 through April 1; declinations are not accepted.
  • Black scrub tops and pants are required, with an approved organizational logo on the left chest.

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