Registered Nurse Telemetry | Shreveport, LA
Join a 30-bed telemetry unit in Shreveport for a 12-hour day-shift assignment beginning 10/19/2026. Earn $46.90 per hour with weekly direct-deposit pay, comprehensive W-2 medical benefits, and a supportive, traveler-friendly team environment.
Quick Facts
- Location: Shreveport, Louisiana
- Start Date: 10/19/2026
- End Date/Duration: 01/16/2027; approximately 13 weeks
- Shift: 12-hour days, 7:00 a.m. start
- Hours/Week: Alternating 36 and 48 hours per week; 4 days one week and 3 days the next
- Employment Type: Travel contract
- License/Certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
- Experience: At least 2 years of Med Tele experience in an acute care setting
Pay & Benefits
- Hourly Pay Rate: $46.90
- Competitive pay packages
- Weekly pay schedule via direct deposit
- Comprehensive medical benefits for W-2 employees
- Robust referral bonus program
- 24/7 dedicated team support throughout your assignment
- Paid sick time in accordance with applicable state, federal, and local laws
- Licensure, certification, travel, and other reimbursements when applicable
What Youll Do
- Provide nursing care for medical, surgical, and telemetry patients.
- Care for patients with conditions including CHF, COPD, dialysis needs, pacemakers, and post-cardiac catheterization recovery.
- Monitor cardiac rhythms and respond to changes in patient condition.
- Safely administer and monitor non-titrating cardiac infusions, including dobutamine, Cardizem, and heparin.
- Perform post-surgical recovery care, peripheral IV skills, and central line care.
- Collaborate with hospitalists, respiratory therapy, rehabilitation services, telemetry monitoring staff, and other members of the care team.
- Document patient care using Meditech Expanse and work with Alaris IV pumps and Pyxis medication-dispensing systems.
What You Need
Required- Current Registered Nurse license applicable to the assignment
- BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
- At least 2 years of Med Tele experience in an acute care setting
- Telemetry experience
- Cardiac rhythm interpretation skills
- Ability to pass an EKG competency exam before arrival
- Experience with non-titrating cardiac infusions, including dobutamine, Cardizem, and heparin
Preferred- Post-surgical recovery experience
- Peripheral IV and central line care experience
- Experience with TR bands
About the Assignment
This assignment is with a leading facility in Shreveport, Louisiana, supporting a 30-bed medical-surgical telemetry unit. The unit offers a teamwork-focused, traveler-friendly environment with in-house clinical support and telemetry monitoring. Nurses participate in every-other-weekend rotation, work two of three holidays, and are not required to take call.
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