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Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Aug 31, 2026
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Length: 20 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Cardiac Telemetry position requiring prior travel experience and skill managing continuous IV cardiac medications.
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Hospital-based Cardiac Telemetry unit with occasional overflow to IMCU
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32-bed unit with a 1:5-6 patient ratio
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Adult to geriatric patient population
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Manages cardiac patients with arrhythmias, CHF, chest pain, and pulmonary conditions (COPD, pulmonary edema, PE, DVT)
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Cares for surgical overflow patients including cholecystectomy, appendectomy, and chest tube/biliary drain cases
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Handles occasional vascular, post cardiac cath, TR band, DKA, ortho, and CVA overflow patients
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Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours (7:00 PM - 7:00 AM)
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Typically scheduled every other weekend, with core staff prioritized for scheduling
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Floating required within the facility and scope of practice as needed
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Rare on-call requirements with a 2-hour response time
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Epic EMR preferred; also uses Pyxis and SBAR communication tools
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Navy blue scrubs required
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Active RN license (GA or Compact) required at time of consideration
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Current BLS and ACLS certifications required; NIHSS preferred
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Minimum 1 year of relevant nursing experience required
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Prior travel nursing experience required
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Experience managing continuous IV cardiac medications required, including Amiodarone, Cardizem, Dobutamine, Dopamine, Milrinone, and Nitroglycerin
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Experience with diuretics (Bumex, Lasix) and anticoagulants (Aggrastat, Argatroban, Heparin) required
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Insulin drip management experience required
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Basic arrhythmia knowledge and Med Surg skill set required
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TR Band experience required
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Epic charting experience preferred
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Previous charge nurse experience preferred
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Provide comprehensive cardiac telemetry nursing care including arrhythmia management and cardioversion
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Manage cardiac drips without titration responsibilities, as titration is typically reserved for core staff
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Precedex management is handled by core staff, not travelers
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Maximum RTO of 7 days per contract, with all RTO finalized at time of consideration
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Holiday coverage required: if 1-2 major holidays fall during the assignment, no holiday RTO can be requested; if 3 major holidays fall during the assignment, one holiday RTO request may be considered
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Major holidays include Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve/New Year's Day
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Local candidates accepted at the same rate
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First-time travelers are not accepted for this position
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Full compliance required to start on time; non-compliance may result in a two-week delay due to bi-weekly orientation scheduling
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Previous Piedmont employees (Perm/Per Diem/FCSS) must be away from all Piedmont facilities for one full year before applying as a traveler
