Travel ED Holds Telemetry Nurse

Travel ED Holds Telemetry Nurse - $2,414 per week at Consolidated Medical Travel summary:
This is a travel registered nurse position specializing in Emergency Department and telemetry care, requiring skills in cardiac drip titration, EKG interpretation, and floating between multiple hospital units and campuses. The role involves 12-hour night shifts over a 13-week contract with certifications including BLS and ACLS required. Nurses will provide care for post-surgical, cardiac, neurological, and general medical-surgical patients across various telemetry and emergency settings.
Consolidated Medical Travel is seeking a travel nurse RN System Float ED - Emergency Department for a travel nursing job in Chandler, Arizona.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ED - Emergency Department

• Discipline: RN

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Start Date:

• Duration: 13 weeks

• 36 hours per week

• Shift: 12 hours, nights

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Employment Type:

Travel
⚠️ Critical Requirements

• Must be able to titrate cardiac drips.

• Travelers must pass:
- Dysrhythmia exam within 48 hours of offer – max 2 attempts

* Failure = DNU (Do Not Use) for 6 months at all CSH AZ & Sac facilities
- Sim Lab (Day
1) – pass/fail

* Failure = sent home + DNU for 6 months

• Floating:
- Between Tele & Med-Surg units, and may include: ICU (stable patients), Cardiac Tele, holding areas (Cath Lab, ER, Observation, even hallway beds)
- Floating between Chandler & Mercy Gilbert campuses (9 miles apart; ~15-minute drive, must clock out/in when moving)
- May float mid-shift (rarely between campuses mid-shift)

• Orientation: 2-day floor-specific orientation
? Telemetry – CV Tele B3A

• Beds: 32

• Certs: BLS, ACLS

• Ratios: 1:3–4

• Charge Nurse:
Yes (no assignment) + Clinical Supervisor

• Techs: 1 PCT per 16 patients

• Weekend:
Every other weekend

• Scrubs:
Navy

• Tele:
Centralized; RNs must interpret EKGs

• Drips:
Amio, Cardene, Nitro, Heparin, Dobutamine (titrate down only)

• Vents:
No

• Providers:
Hospitalist days; on-call nights

• IV Team:
No

• RT/Pharmacy: 24/7

• Shift: 12-hour (7–7)

• Float:
To similar/lower acuity

• Patients:
Post-cath, vascular, post-CABG (day
2), general Tele

• Orientation: 2 days
? Telemetry – Neuro A3

• Beds: 28

• Certs: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS

• Ratios: 1:3–4

• Charge Nurse:
Yes (no assignment) + Clinical Supervisor

• Techs: 1 PCT per 16 patients

• Weekend:
Every other

• Scrubs:
Navy

• Tele:
Centralized; RNs interpret EKGs

• Drips:
Not specified (Neuro focus)

• Vents:
No

• Providers:
Hospitalist days; on-call nights

• IV Team:
No

• RT/Pharmacy: 24/7

• Shift: 12-hour (7–7)

• Patients:
Neuro post-surg (crani/spine), CVAs post-tPA

• Notes:
No ICP monitoring

• Orientation: 2 days
? Medical-Surgical – C5 (Ortho / Surgical / Oncology)

• Beds: 32

• Certs: BLS, ACLS

• Ratios: 1:4 (days/nights)

• Charge Nurse:
Yes (no patients) + Unit Supervisor

• Aides: PCTs days; 1 PCT or Task RN nights

• Weekend: 4 shifts/4 weeks (days: Sat/Sun; nights: Fri/Sat)

• Holidays:
One major + one minor

• Scrubs:
Navy

• Tele: GE monitors; central tech reads

• IV Team:
No (House SWAT RN for hard sticks)

• RT/Pharmacy:

ICU pharmacist days)

• Shift: 12-hour (7–7)

• Float:
To Med-Surg Tele B2C & B2D

• Patients:
- 80% Surgical / 20% Oncology
- JHACO-certified Ortho program (8–10 elective knee/hips per week)
- Urology, abdominal, Whipple, women’s surgeries (no OB/Gyn)

• Notes:
Spectralink phones (call light attached)

• Orientation: 2 shifts
? Medical-Surgical – B2C (General Med-Surg with Tele)

• Beds: 29

• Certs: BLS, ACLS

• Ratios: 1:4 (days/nights)

• Charge Nurse:
Yes (no patients) + Unit Supervisor

• Aides: PCTs days; 1 PCT or SWAT RN nights

• Weekend: 4 shifts/4 weeks (days: Sat/Sun; nights: Fri/Sat)

• Holidays:
One major + one minor

• Scrubs:
Navy

• Tele: GE monitors; central tech reads

• IV Team:
No (House SWAT RN for hard sticks)

• RT/Pharmacy:

ICU pharmacist days)

• Shift: 12-hour (7–7)

• Float:
To Med-Surg Tele C5 & B2D

• Patients:
General Med-Surg needing Tele (Amio, Cardizem titrate down only)

• Notes:
- “New Grad Training Unit” – travelers work alongside Clinical Scholars training new grads
- Spectralink phones (call light attached)

• Orientation: 2 shifts
✅ Quick Highlights

• Auto-Offer after prescreen

• Must pass dysrhythmia + sim lab tests

• Cardiac drip titration required

• Float flexibility essential (both campuses & multiple units)

• Navy scrubs for all units

• 12-hour shifts, 7a–7p / 7p–7a
Keywords:
travel nurse, emergency department nurse, telemetry nurse, cardiac drip titration, EKG interpretation, registered nurse RN, BLS certified, ACLS certified, medical-surgical nursing, float nurse