Telemetry Unit - Travel Registered Nurse - $2420 per week.
Trusted HealthTrusted 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:
An interview may not be available prior to offer.
References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.
Special Requests:
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.
Unit Details:
Patient population includes acute/chronic medical conditions; post-surgical patients including bariatric and total joint populations; urology, GYN, podiatry, general surgery, stroke, and potential oncology patients.
Patient ratios are 1:4 for telemetry patients and mixed Med-Surg/Telemetry teams, and 1:5 for Med-Surg patients.
Set-rate Cardizem, amiodarone, and heparin are used; nurses do not titrate drips.
CPAP or BiPAP may be used per RT and MD order; no ventilators.
GE monitors are used, and RNs must be able to read and interpret all cardiac rhythms.
The unit has many admissions and discharges due to surgical volume.
Shift & Scheduling:
Day shifts run 7a-730p.
There are 4 weekend shifts in a 4-week schedule; for day shifts, weekends are Saturday/Sunday.
A minimum of 1 major and 1 minor holiday is required.
There is no call requirement, but standby may be assigned for low census; if called in, a 30 min response time is required.
Floating Requirements:
Travelers are first to float; they may be floated to Mercy Downtown (approximately 6.5 miles away), any Med-Surg/Telemetry unit, the ICU for Med-Surg/Telemetry patients, or the ER for Med-Surg/Telemetry holds.
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: Day
- Contract Date: 2026-12-07
- Expected Length: 13 weeks
- Hours per Shift: 12
- Shifts per Week: 3