Medical Surgical Telemetry RN
Portland, ME
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Medical Telemetry, Portland, ME. The position provides care for patients requiring medical telemetry and intermediate care services across day shifts. Responsibilities include monitoring acute and chronic medical conditions, supporting respiratory needs, and delivering patient-centered care in a collaborative setting.

Job Details

• Schedule: 12-hour day shifts, 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Registered Nurse qualification
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • At least 1 year of nursing experience
  • Experience with tracheostomy care and maintenance
  • Ability to read and interpret telemetry strips
  • Intermediate care experience with ventilator management
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Experience caring for patients with respiratory conditions, medical telemetry needs, surgical conditions, sepsis, diabetic ketoacidosis, altered mental status, failure to thrive, respiratory failure, and other acute-on-chronic medical conditions
  • Strong teamwork, flexibility, communication, and patient-centered care skills
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • The role may include floating to other intermediate care or medical-surgical units based on patient and unit needs.
  • Patient assignments may include medical-surgical ratios of 1:45 on day shifts and 1:56 on night shifts, with intermediate care ratios of 3:1.
  • Clinical responsibilities may include ventilator care, tracheostomy care, respiratory support, intravenous pump management, patient-controlled analgesia pump management, wound vacuum dressing care, and specialty bed use.
  • The position supports patients requiring respiratory monitoring, telemetry, and management of complex medical conditions.
  • Professional attire and appropriate scrub wear are required.

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