Medical Surgical Telemetry RN
Long Beach, CA
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Medical Surgical With Telemetry Long Beach, CA. This position provides care for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in a medical-surgical telemetry setting. Responsibilities include telemetry monitoring, dysrhythmia management, respiratory support, wound care, neurological and cardiac care, and collaboration with interdisciplinary teams.

Job Details

• Schedule: Four 12-hour night shifts per week, 7:00 p.m.7:30 a.m., totaling 48 hours per week. Call coverage and every-other-weekend coverage are required.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Two years of nursing experience
  • Medical Surgical With Telemetry experience
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Electrocardiogram (EKG) certification
  • California nursing license in hand
  • Experience with dysrhythmia interpretation and management, telemetry monitoring, rapid response and code teams, peripheral and central line care, intravenous therapy, oxygen administration, noninvasive airway management, isolation precautions, wound care, blood products, feeding tubes, hemodialysis, and cardiac care
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with electronic health record training and trauma-level care.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient population includes adults and geriatrics.
  • Typical patient ratio is 1:4.
  • The position may float between medical-surgical telemetry and emergency department holding areas based on census.
  • Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and pharmacy.
  • Navy scrubs are required.
  • First-time travelers may be considered.
  • Influenza vaccination is required, with medical or religious exemptions permitted.
  • Electronic health record training modules are completed during orientation.

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