Travel Transplant Telemetry RN - $1,819 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/26/2026
• Duration: 6 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 26, 2026
• Length: 6 weeks
• Openings: 2

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Transplant/Telemetry RN for a night shift position at a busy Level 1 Trauma hospital, requiring a TX or compact RN license and prior transplant/CVT experience.

Details

• Work in the 25 Tower Transplant unit, a telemetry-focused acute care setting within a busy Level 1 Trauma hospital
• Unit has 28 beds with a 1:4 patient ratio
• Patient population includes single & multi-organ transplant and LVAD patients
• Common diagnoses treated with cardiac drips, with dosaging for Rituxan and Thymo (no drip titration required)
• RT equipment used includes BiPap, CPap, and High Flow
• Tele/monitor tech support available, though RNs are responsible for reading strips
• Charge nurse support available on the unit
• Nurse aide support not always available
• Night shift schedule with every other weekend (EOW) requirement
• Self-scheduling based on unit needs; block scheduling cannot be guaranteed
• First to float to like units when needed
• No call requirements
• Uses EPIC EMR system

Requirements

• Active TX or compact RN license required (pending licenses not accepted)
• Required certifications: BLS and ACLS (ACLS preferred), NIHSS
• Minimum 2 years of experience required, though 3+ years with previous travel experience strongly preferred
• CVT post-op experience preferred
• LVAD experience preferred
• Experience working in a busy, high-acuity hospital setting preferred
• BSN not required for this position
• Candidates trained to assess using dopplers for MAPP
• Copy of driver's license required for consideration
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years, including employment dates and rehire eligibility

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care to transplant and LVAD patients in a high-acuity telemetry environment
• Candidates must be flexible with scheduling as self-scheduling cannot be guaranteed
• Floating required with priority given to travelers for like units
• Holiday coverage required
• Navy scrub color required
• Unit orientation consists of 2 shifts
• Candidates must not have been directly employed (full time, part time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility, including CHI and/or Dignity, within the past year; PRN employment through outside firms will be considered

American Traveler Job ID #P-767902. 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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