American Traveler is hiring a Telemetry RN for a busy Level 1 Trauma oncology/hematology unit requiring TX or compact RN license and prior cardiac drip experience. This role comes through American Traveler, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.
Posted Oct 6
Shift and hours
12-hour · 3x12-hour days · 12-hour day shift Shift: Days, 3x12hrs 12-hour day shift schedule with every other weekend required36 hours a week
Unit and setting
Acute care telemetry unit (20 Tower) · Hospital Acute care telemetry unit (20 Tower) focused on Oncology, Hematology, Surgical Laminectomies, and Sickle Cell patientsOncology, hematology, surgical laminectomy, sickle cell
License
RN license Active TX or Compact RN license required, active at time of considerationActive TX or Compact RN license
Term
6 weeks · starts Oct 26, 2026 · Travel
Do you qualify?
License
Active TX or Compact RN licenseActive TX or Compact RN license required, active at time of considerationCheck your license
Certification
BLSRequired certifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS
Certification
ACLS
Certification
NIHSS
Experience
Minimum 2 years of RN experienceMinimum 2 years of RN experience required; 3+ years with prior travel experience preferred
Experience
Prior cardiac drip experienceAmerican Traveler is hiring a Telemetry RN for a busy Level 1 Trauma oncology/hematology unit requiring TX or compact RN license and prior cardiac drip experience.
Also asks
Copy of driver's licenseCopy of driver's license required for consideration
Also asks
Two professional references, including a supervisor from the last 12 months
Also asks
Not directly employed by CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facility in past yearCandidates must not have been directly employed by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facility within the past year
Preferred
Experience
3+ years with prior travel experience
Experience
Busy, high-acuity hospital setting experiencePrevious experience in a busy, high-acuity hospital setting strongly preferred
What it pays
Against similar roles
In range for Texas travel rolesTexas travel postings that state pay run $1,520/week to $2,470/week, the middle half $1,750/week to $2,230/week, across 415 postings.
Direct patient care for oncology, hematology, and surgical laminectomy patients, including sickle cell casesProvide direct patient care for oncology, hematology, and surgical laminectomy patients, including sickle cell cases
Floating
Floating required, including to cardiac drip areasFloating required, including to areas requiring cardiac drip experience
Floating
Adapt to floating assignments as neededMust be flexible and able to adapt to floating assignments as needed
Weekends
Every other weekend required12-hour day shift schedule with every other weekend required
Scheduling
No self-scheduling
Start
Oct 26, 2026Start Date: Oct 26, 2026
Details
Capacity for 2 GIP beds if neededUnit includes 2 Clinical Research rooms with capacity for 2 GIP beds if needed
Details
No self-scheduling; assigned schedulingNo self-scheduling; candidates must be flexible with assigned scheduling
Details
Level 1 Trauma hospitalLocated in a busy, large Level 1 Trauma hospital
American Traveler is hiring a Telemetry RN for a busy Level 1 Trauma oncology/hematology unit requiring TX or compact RN license and prior cardiac drip experience.
Details
Acute care telemetry unit (20 Tower) focused on Oncology, Hematology, Surgical Laminectomies, and Sickle Cell patients
Unit includes 2 Clinical Research rooms with capacity for 2 GIP beds if needed
12-hour day shift schedule with every other weekend required
No self-scheduling; candidates must be flexible with assigned scheduling
Floating required, including to areas requiring cardiac drip experience
EPIC EMR experience required
Requirements
Active TX or Compact RN license required, active at time of consideration
Minimum 2 years of RN experience required; 3+ years with prior travel experience preferred
BSN not required
Required
certifications
BLS, ACLS, nihss
Previous experience in a busy, high-acuity hospital setting strongly preferred
Copy of driver's license required for consideration
Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months worked and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years worked, including dates of employment and rehire eligibility
Additional Information
Located in a busy, large Level 1 Trauma hospital
Provide direct patient care for oncology, hematology, and surgical laminectomy patients, including sickle cell cases
Must be flexible and able to adapt to floating assignments as needed
Candidates must not have been directly employed by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facility within the past year
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.
