Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Independence, Missouri.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Telemetry
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 10/25/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 48 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days
- Employment Type: Travel
Travel RN – Telemetry Job Description
Facility: HCA Centerpoint Medical Center
Location: Independence, Missouri
Unit: Telemetry – Main Hospital
Shift: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM | 12-Hour Days
Contract: 13 weeks
Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
Unit Details
- Beds: 36
- Patient Ratio:
- AM: 1:3 or 1:4
- PM: 1:4 or 1:5
- Ratios may vary depending on PCT availability
- Staffing: Typically RN-based care with no dedicated techs
- PCU secretaries are available 7:00 AM–7:00 PM
- EMR: Meditech
Equipment
- BiPAP
- Heated High-Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
- Alaris IV pumps
- Kangaroo feeding pumps
- New cardiac monitors with visual cardiac rhythm display in each room
✅ Required Qualifications
- BLS required
- ACLS required
- Strong advanced assessment and critical-thinking skills
- Experience managing vasoactive drips
- Experience with central line/PICC line placement
Hospital Designations
- Level II Trauma Center
- Stroke Accreditation
- STEMI Accreditation
- Certified Bariatric Center
Floating
- May float to Med-Surg units
- Bonus shifts float first
- FT/PT staff float according to rotation
- PRN staff may float once per week
Scheduling
Full-Time:
- 36 hours/week
- Every 3rd weekend
Part-Time:
- 48 hours/week
- Every 3rd weekend
PRN 1:
- 3 shifts per 4 weeks
- 1 weekend shift required
PRN 2:
- 6 shifts per 4 weeks
- 3 weekend shifts required
- Rotating holiday schedule
Dress Code
- Charcoal gray scrub tops
- Charcoal gray or black scrub bottoms
- Black or charcoal gray jacket permitted
- Unit-specific jackets may be ordered
Ideal Candidate
- Positive attitude
- Team-oriented
- Strong assessment and critical-thinking skills
- Comfortable managing cardiac/telemetry patients and vasoactive medications
- Able to adapt to floating requirements
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Submission Must-Haves
BLS + ACLS + advanced assessment/critical thinking + vasoactive drip experience.
Important: This is a Telemetry position, but the role has higher-acuity expectations, including vasoactive drips, BiPAP/HFNC, and cardiac monitoring.
About Care Career
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Benefits
- Referral bonus
- Weekly pay
- Medical benefits
- Continuing Education
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits