You'll care for mostly over-65 patients with kidney failure, surgical, GI, cardiac and hepatology cases on a telemetry unit. This role comes through American Traveler, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.
Posted Oct 13
Shift and hours
12-hour day shifts (7a-7p) · Day shifts, three 12s a week 12-hour day shifts (7a-7p) on an every-other-weekend rotation Shift: Days, 3x12hrs36 hours a week
Unit and setting
9 Tower Renal telemetry unit Patient population includes end stage renal disease, pre/post surgical, GI complications, cardiac, and hepatology cases, mostly patients over 65Mostly patients over 65
License
RN license Active TX or Compact RN license requiredActive Texas or compact RN license
Term
6 weeks · starts Nov 2, 2026 · Travel
Do you qualify?
License
Active Texas or compact RN licenseActive TX or Compact RN license requiredCheck your license
Certification
BLSBLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
Certification
ACLS
Certification
NIHSS
Experience
2 years RN experienceMinimum 2 years of RN experience required, 3+ years and prior travel experience preferred
Experience
2 years recent acute care experienceat least 2 years of recent acute care experience
Also asks
Epic EMR experienceEPIC EMR experience required
Also asks
Two professional references: a supervisor from the last 12 months and a peer or supervisor from the last 3 years
Also asks
Copy of driver's licenseCopy of driver's license required for consideration
Blood transfusionsAdminister blood transfusions, perform dressing changes, and manage central line and foley catheter care
Day to day
Dressing changes
Day to day
Central line and Foley catheter care
Day to day
Blood drawsFrequent blood transfusions, blood draws, dressing changes, central line and foley catheter care
Floating
Floating to other units, some needing cardiac drip experienceFloating required, including to units requiring cardiac drip experience
Unit size
30-bed unit30-bed unit within a busy, large Level 1 Trauma facility
Weekends
Every other weekend12-hour day shifts (7a-7p) on an every-other-weekend rotation
Scheduling
No self-scheduling
Start
Starts Nov 2, 2026Start Date: Nov 2, 2026
Details
Level 1 Trauma facility
Details
No self-schedulingNo self-scheduling available
Details
Must be flexible with schedulingMust be flexible with scheduling as self-scheduling is not available
Details
6-week assignmentLength: 6 weeks
Support on this unit
Nurse to patient
1:5–1:6<li>Nurse to patient ratio is typically 1:5 or 1:6 with PCA support at 1:15</li> <li>30-bed unit within a busy, large Level 1 Trauma facility</li> <li>Uses EPIstated in this posting
The workplace
American Traveler
Staffing partner
Staffing partner
American Traveler
Parking
Daily or monthly parking, $15 a day or $95-$120 a monthDaily and monthly parking options available on or off campus, with daily rates starting at $15 and monthly passes ranging from $95-$120
American Traveler is hiring an RN for a Renal Telemetry unit position requiring a TX or compact license and at least 2 years of recent acute care experience.
Details
Acute care setting in the 9 Tower Renal telemetry unit
Patient population includes end stage renal disease, pre/post surgical, GI complications, cardiac, and hepatology cases, mostly patients over 65
Nurse to patient ratio is typically 1:5 or 1:6 with PCA support at 1:15
30-bed unit within a busy, large Level 1 Trauma facility
Uses EPIC EMR system
12-hour day shifts (7a-7p) on an every-other-weekend rotation
No self-scheduling available
Floating required, including to units requiring cardiac drip experience
Frequent blood transfusions, blood draws, dressing changes, central line and foley catheter care
Requirements
Active TX or Compact RN license required
BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
Minimum 2 years of RN experience required, 3+ years and prior travel experience preferred
Busy, high-acuity hospital experience preferred
EPIC EMR experience required
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
Copy of driver's license required for consideration
Additional Information
Provide renal and telemetry-focused nursing care alongside a variety of med-surg patients
Administer blood transfusions, perform dressing changes, and manage central line and foley catheter care
Must be flexible with scheduling as self-scheduling is not available
Daily and monthly parking options available on or off campus, with daily rates starting at $15 and monthly passes ranging from $95-$120
First-time travelers may be considered if they meet experience requirements
Neighborhoods+Downtown Houston is an urban loft-and-high-rise pocket aimed at students, singles, and young professionals, with a $320,117 median purchase price, $1,756 average rent, University of Houston-Downtown nearby, and a crime rating safer than 73% of Houston neighborhoods. Midtown ranks #3 on Niche’s 2026 Houston-area list: walkable, artsy, transit-accessible, and increasingly the place to live near downtown. Families cluster in Kingwood and Sugar Land, Spring Branch (parks and schools), and Cinco Ranch—Niche’s #1 suburb, population 18,611, with neighborhood pools, highly graded public schools, parks, and playgrounds. Museum Park and the Astrodome Area also carry A+ Niche grades and sit close to the Medical Center; Taylor Lake Village is a small-town Clear Lake suburb with Clear Creek ISD and a short drive to the Medical Center, Kemah, and Galveston Bay. Commuter “golden zones” are discussed relative to Downtown, the Texas Medical Center, and the Energy Corridor.
Downtown Houston is an urban loft-and-high-rise pocket aimed at students, singles, and young professionals, with a $320,117 median purchase price, $1,756 average rent, University of Houston-Downtown nearby, and a crime rating safer than 73% of Houston neighborhoods. Midtown ranks #3 on Niche’s 2026 Houston-area list: walkable, artsy, transit-accessible, and increasingly the place to live near downtown.
Families cluster in Kingwood and Sugar Land, Spring Branch (parks and schools), and Cinco Ranch—Niche’s #1 suburb, population 18,611, with neighborhood pools, highly graded public schools, parks, and playgrounds. Museum Park and the Astrodome Area also carry A+ Niche grades and sit close to the Medical Center; Taylor Lake Village is a small-town Clear Lake suburb with Clear Creek ISD and a short drive to the Medical Center, Kemah, and Galveston Bay.
Commuter “golden zones” are discussed relative to Downtown, the Texas Medical Center, and the Energy Corridor.
Getting around+Houston is vast sprawl; locals and realtors repeat the same rule: live as close to your workplace as you reasonably can. Average commute is cited at 27 minutes, but that hides huge variance—Katy commenters warn you to hotel overnight and drive both morning and afternoon rushes, with 45-minute-plus runs common, while Sugar Land and Beltway-adjacent areas are recommended for Downtown at roughly 40 minutes to well over an hour in traffic. Primary job nodes named for suburb ranking are Downtown, the Texas Medical Center, and the Energy Corridor. A car is treated as mandatory; public transit is limited (Metro bus from IAH into Downtown; cab about $55 from IAH and about $45 from Hobby). Heavy traffic and thin transit are among the most consistent complaints.
Houston is vast sprawl; locals and realtors repeat the same rule: live as close to your workplace as you reasonably can. Average commute is cited at 27 minutes, but that hides huge variance—Katy commenters warn you to hotel overnight and drive both morning and afternoon rushes, with 45-minute-plus runs common, while Sugar Land and Beltway-adjacent areas are recommended for Downtown at roughly 40 minutes to well over an hour in traffic.
Primary job nodes named for suburb ranking are Downtown, the Texas Medical Center, and the Energy Corridor. A car is treated as mandatory; public transit is limited (Metro bus from IAH into Downtown; cab about $55 from IAH and about $45 from Hobby).
Heavy traffic and thin transit are among the most consistent complaints.
Outdoors+Buffalo Bayou Park is the signature urban greenway, with Downtown skyline views, the Waugh Drive Bat Colony, the Cistern, Johnny Steele Dog Park, and a skate park. Hermann Park offers a kid-friendly train; Memorial Park is the city’s largest greenspace, with Land Bridges and the Eastern Glades (opened 2020) and is compared locally to Central Park. Discovery Green is a 12-acre downtown oasis with Kinder Lake bumper/cruiser boats, the John P. McGovern Playground, and fitness-in-the-park programming. Trails support walking, running, hiking, and group bike rides; the Houston Arboretum is a named hiking destination. On the southeast side, Taylor Lake, Clear Lake, and Galveston Bay support boating, fishing, and kayaking; Go Ape zipline sits at 18427 Southwest Freeway and Geronimo Adventure Park is at 6749 FM 2920.
Buffalo Bayou Park is the signature urban greenway, with Downtown skyline views, the Waugh Drive Bat Colony, the Cistern, Johnny Steele Dog Park, and a skate park. Hermann Park offers a kid-friendly train; Memorial Park is the city’s largest greenspace, with Land Bridges and the Eastern Glades (opened 2020) and is compared locally to Central Park.
Discovery Green is a 12-acre downtown oasis with Kinder Lake bumper/cruiser boats, the John P. McGovern Playground, and fitness-in-the-park programming. Trails support walking, running, hiking, and group bike rides; the Houston Arboretum is a named hiking destination.
On the southeast side, Taylor Lake, Clear Lake, and Galveston Bay support boating, fishing, and kayaking; Go Ape zipline sits at 18427 Southwest Freeway and Geronimo Adventure Park is at 6749 FM 2920.
Houston is distinct for nurses because of the Texas Medical Center—one of the world’s largest medical complexes—plus no state income tax and housing that still undercuts most big U.S. cities. Midtown, Museum Park, and the Astrodome Area sit near TMC; Downtown lofts average about $1,756 a month. Families often choose Cinco Ranch, Sugar Land, Kingwood, or Spring Branch, but Katy-style suburbs can mean 45-minute-plus drives—test both rush hours. A car is essential; transit is thin and traffic is the daily tax. Budget for a 1.40% property-tax rate and insurance averaging $4,644 a year on a $300,000 house. Summers are brutally hot and humid, pests are constant, and flooding is neighborhood-specific (Tropical Storms Arthur and Bertha in 2026). The payoff is food (The Pit Room, El Tiempo), Buffalo Bayou and Memorial Parks, the Museum District, the Rodeo, and free events at Discovery Green. Safety is hyper-local: pick the neighborhood, not just the city.
