Medical Surgical Telemetry RN
Oakland, CA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse Medical-Surgical With Telemetry. The position provides care for patients with cardiac and medical-surgical conditions, including heart failure, arrhythmias, myocardial infarction, acute respiratory failure, pulmonary embolism, and post-operative cardiac surgery needs. The role requires expertise in cardiac telemetry, cardiovascular special procedures, patient monitoring, and collaborative care in a fast-paced environment.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts, 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week, with weekend coverage required every other weekend.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Active California Registered Nurse license
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications
  • At least 2 years of nursing experience
  • Experience with noninvasive cardiac stress testing and monitoring cardiovascular special procedures
  • Experience with cardiac telemetry, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, cardiac drips, vascular access, oxygen therapy, blood product administration, post-cardiac catheterization care, and telemetry monitoring
  • Required experience with the Epic charting system
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Previous charge experience
  • Experience providing Phase II and Phase III cardiac rehabilitation patient care
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care to a diverse patient population while demonstrating strong communication, interpersonal, leadership, and problem-solving skills.
  • Monitors and reports on patients undergoing cardiac stress testing, transesophageal echocardiograms, tilt-table testing, and cardioversion procedures.
  • Maintains emergency equipment, defibrillators, intravenous therapy supplies, and medication-dispensing equipment.
  • May float to other units within the scope of practice based on operational needs and census.
  • Collaborates with physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, transportation, and unit support services.

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