Travel Cardiac Telemetry RN - $1,555 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Austin, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/11/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 11, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Cardiac Telemetry unit requiring cardiac experience and a TX or compact RN license.

Details

• Work on a 30-bed Acute Care Cardiac Telemetry Unit within a stepdown intermediate care setting
• Care for patients with cardiac conditions such as chest pain, CHF, advanced heart failure, and syncope
• Support patients undergoing echocardiograms, stress tests, diagnostic and interventional heart catheterization
• Assist with procedures including Mitraclip, Watchman, Tykosyn initiation, and TAVR
• Unit may overflow to general med/surg or non-cardiac patients as needed
• Day shift schedule from 06:45-19:15
• 13-week assignment length
• Primary floating assignment to one of five acute care med/surg units typically staffed at 5:1 ratios

Requirements

• Active TX or compact RN license required
• BLS certification required (AHA)
• ACLS certification required (AHA)
• NIH Stroke Scale certification may be required depending on unit needs
• Minimum 1 year of nursing experience required
• Prior cardiac telemetry experience strongly preferred
• Nursys license verification required within 30 days prior to start
• Must provide a US Social Security Number and US home address for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care for a cardiac telemetry population while helping stabilize unit staffing
• Opportunity to precept and support newly hired staff, including RN residents, as the unit rebuilds its core team
• Candidates who demonstrate strong engagement and willingness to train others are preferred
• COVID-19 vaccination is not required
• Local candidates are accepted but may be subject to a reduced rate under facility radius rules
• Radius rule distance varies by state; contact for specific local rate details
• Travelers are encouraged to discuss extension opportunities with their manager at least 45 days before assignment end date
• First-time travelers may be considered for this role

American Traveler Job ID #P-755667. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Telemetry

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