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Telemetry Unit - Travel Registered Nurse - $2370 per week.

Trusted Health
3 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
Merced, CA, United States

Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Experience:

• 2 years of experience with 3 months within the last 12 months.

• 2 years of Telemetry Unit experience with 12 months within the last 36 months (3 years).

• Experience with Cerner is preferred.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a California license (required for submission).

• This role may require floating to additional units and locations

• Local & travel allowed. Candidates living <50 miles from facility will be processed as local.

• COVID vaccination required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• COVID booster required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• Flu vaccination required after submission. Religious, medical, and personal declinations accepted.

• Anyone who worked as Staff at any facility in this health system in the last 12 months cannot be submitted.

• Anyone who worked as Part-Time at any facility in this health system in the last 12 months cannot be submitted.

• Anyone who worked as Per Diem at any facility in this health system in the last 12 months cannot be submitted.

• Staff, Part-Time, and Per Diem employees currently working at this health system cannot be submitted.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Required Skills/Experience:
Must have experience caring for stroke patients.
Must have prior Tele, Stepdown, or PCU experience.

Required Credentials:
Must be stroke certified.

Special Requests:
An interview may not be available prior to offer.
At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.
Cannot apply to more than one job order on the same unit and shift at the facility.
Must disclose previous employment on your resume or elsewhere within the submission for a DNU check.
Cannot be employed as a permanent or per diem worker at another CommonSpirit location within the past 12 months.
Must not have a second job and must prioritize the travel assignment schedule.
If placed on standby, a 30-minute response time is required.
Set scheduling is not accommodated.

Unit Details:
Cardiac telemetry floor.
High-acuity telemetry with a PCU/stepdown-level patient mix.
GE telemetry is monitored by monitor technicians on a different unit; monitors are also on the unit, and nurses must read and interpret their own strips.
BiPAP is used on the unit.
Common patient populations include post-CVA, rule-out CHF, respiratory failure, diabetes, hypertension, and postoperative patients.
Some patients are post-cardiac catheterization or post-PCI; travelers are not assigned cath/PCI patients.
Non-titrating drips are used, including Cardizem; heparin is the only titrated drip, and insulin drips are not used.
Nurse aides may not always be available; travelers may need to perform primary nursing.
A hospitalist is in-house 24/7.
There is no IV team; respiratory therapy and pharmacy are available 24/7.

Shift & Scheduling:
Shift times are listed as 7a and 7p.
2 weekends every 4 weeks.
Work one major and two minor holidays, same as core staff.
No call.
Extra shifts may be available at times.

Floating Requirements:
First to float to MS Tele floors on the 5th, 6th, and 7th floors.

Facility holidays: 11/26/2026, 12/25/2026, 01/01/2027. Number of holidays allowed off: 1. Start assignment restriction: 14 days

2 Charge/Lead/Supervisor references required from within the last 12 months

Driver's license required for submission

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

  • Skills Checklist: Yes
  • References: Yes
  • License Type: registered
  • License State: CA
  • Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Basic Life Support, NIH Stroke Scale

Job Details

  • Job Type: Travel
  • Nurse/Patient: 1/4
  • Shift Type: Night
  • Contract Date: 2026-11-30
  • Expected Length: 13 weeks
  • Hours per Shift: 12
  • Shifts per Week: 3