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Job ID: 891528
Estimated Weekly Gross: $2,280.43
Job Title
Registered Nurse (RN) – Telemetry
Location
Reno, NV | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | 13 Weeks | 3×12-Hour Shifts, Days | Expected 36 Hours/Week
Key Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients — including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation — within a fast-paced telemetry unit
- Manage a patient population that includes CHF, alcohol withdrawal, NSTEMI, sepsis, dysrhythmias, pneumonia, COPD, and post-procedure patients (pacemakers, ablations, cath lab, and patients downgraded from ICU)
- Administer and monitor non-titratable cardiac medication drips (e.g., Cardizem, Lasix, Nitroglycerin)
- Identify and measure rhythm strips as part of ongoing telemetry monitoring; candidates must pass a telemetry competency exam prior to assignment
- Coordinate care across multidisciplinary teams in a collaborative, patient-centered environment
- Float as needed to ICUs (for telemetry/medically appropriate assignments), medical-surgical units, and other areas within the organization up to competency level
Required Qualifications
- Active Nevada RN license required prior to start
- BLS certification required
- ACLS certification required
- NIHSS certification required
- Minimum 2 years of telemetry nursing experience
- Must pass a telemetry competency exam, including identification and measurement of rhythm strips — failure of the exam may result in contract termination
- Prior travel nursing experience of at least one 13-week assignment required
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience in a high-volume, fast-paced acute care or Level II (or higher) Trauma Center environment
- Familiarity with post-procedure cardiac patient care, including pacemakers, ablations, and cath lab patients
- Comfort working flexible schedules that may include weekends, holidays, and occasional additional shifts
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work at a high-acuity regional medical center — a Level II Trauma Center and the only trauma center serving a broad multi-state region — offering exposure to a wide range of complex cases and advanced technologies
- Join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team committed to clinical excellence and exceptional patient-centered care