Registered Nurse Telemetry

Job Overview

Title: Registered Nurse Telemetry
Department: Medical-Surgical / Telemetry
Type: Travel Contract (Providence Health & Services MSP)
Schedule:

• Night Shift 3x12 hours
• 7:00 PM 7:00 AM
• Weekends required: 6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule
• Floating required between like units
• No on-call No block schedules
  Start Date: 01/26/2026

We are seeking for a Telemetry Registered Nurse for a 13-week night-shift assignment on a busy telemetry unit. The role manages cardiac and neuro-telemetry patients with expected ratios of 1:4 5.
Epic EMR experience is required and first-time travelers are accepted
. The nurse must be comfortable floating between telemetry units and supporting weekend coverage.

• Provide direct nursing care to telemetry patients with cardiac and neurological conditions
• Continuously monitor cardiac rhythms and respond to dysrhythmias
• Administer medications including heparin thrombolytics and PCA as ordered
• Manage cardiac and vasoactive drips (titration as applicable per protocol)
• Perform IV therapy phlebotomy and central/PICC line care
• Care for patients post-TPA post-neurosurgery and with seizure or stroke diagnoses
• Manage respiratory therapies including HFNC CPAP/BIPAP and tracheostomy care
• Support Rapid Response and Code Team activations
• Provide post-procedural care for cardiac interventions (post-MI cath angiogram)
• Maintain accurate timely documentation in Epic EMR
• Float to comparable telemetry units based on census and staffing needs

• Active RN license
• Minimum 1 year recent Telemetry RN experience
• Epic EMR experience REQUIRED
• BLS and ACLS certifications required
• NIHSS certification required or ability to obtain per facility policy
• Comfortable managing 1:4 5 patient ratios
• Willingness to float between like units
• Weekend availability required
• 48-hour schedules not approved

• Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN) or Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN)

• At least 1 year recent Telemetry nursing experience
• Trauma Level II experience preferred
• Experience caring for cardiac and neuro-telemetry patients

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of assignment
• BLS (Basic Life Support)
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
• NIHSS

• Telemetry monitoring (on-unit and remote)
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• IV therapy phlebotomy central line and PICC management
• Blood product administration
• Heparin and thrombolytic protocols
• Cardiac and vasoactive drip management
• Post-TPA and post-neurosurgical care
• Respiratory support (HFNC CPAP/BIPAP tracheostomy care)
• Neurological patient care (CVA TBI seizures spinal cord injury)
• Isolation precautions and wound care
• Rapid Response and Code Team participation
• Epic documentation