What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel RN - Telemetry position at American Traveler?
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
- Hours: 36 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Oct 19, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a combined Med-Surg, Telemetry, and PCU night shift role at a small rural hospital, requiring 3 years of relevant experience and comfort across all three specialties.
Details
- Rural, small 25-bed general medical and surgical hospital setting
- Combined Med-Surg, Telemetry, and PCU unit
- Patient population ranges from newborn to geriatric
- RN/patient ratio of 5:1 depending on acuity, with higher acuity PCU patients at 3:1 or 4:1
- Night shift, 12-hour shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, 36 hours/week
- Every other weekend required, plus holidays as needed
- No on-call requirements
Requirements
- Active NH or Compact RN license required
- Current BLS and ACLS certification (AHA) required
- 3 years of PCU, Med-Surg, and Telemetry experience required
- Must be comfortable working across Med-Surg, Telemetry, and PCU specialties
- Basic dysrhythmia test required in profile
- Cardiac monitoring experience in a Medical/Surgical setting required
- Rural or small facility experience preferred
- Previous travel experience preferred
- Must be able to work independently with minimal orientation
Additional Information
- Must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for this assignment
- Personal scrubs of any color permitted
- Must have own vehicle for this assignment
- RTO requests must be submitted at time of profile upload; requests of 5 days or less may be approved, with no changes allowed after submission
- Must work two holiday blocks if scheduled: Thanksgiving through the following weekend, Christmas Eve through Christmas and the following weekend, and New Year's Eve through New Year's Day and the following weekend
- No non-billable orientation provided
- First-time travelers may be considered if experience requirements are met
Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan