Registered Nurse, Telemetry - Critical Care Intermediary Unit

Hawaii Pacific Health

Honolulu, Hawaii

You'll work in the CCIU, a step-down unit for cardiovascular patients and other ICU step-down patients.

Posted Aug 30

Shift and hours: Nights · 12-⁠hour shifts Night - 12 Hours2 shifts · 24 hours a week
Unit and setting: Critical Care Intermediary Unit (CCIU) · Hospital The Critical Care Intermediary Unit or CCIU specializes in cardiovascular patients and a variety of other Intensive Care Unit step-down patients.Cardiovascular and ICU step-down patients
License: RN license Current Hawai‘i Registered Nurse License.Current Hawai‘i RN license
Term: Permanent Part Time RegularPart time, 0.6 FTE

Do you qualify?

License: Current Hawai‘i RN license Current Hawai‘i Registered Nurse License.
Certification: Current AHA BLS card Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) CPR cards.
Certification: Current AHA ACLS card
Experience: 1 year recent acute care RN experience in telemetry One (1) year recent acute care Registered Nurse experience in Telemetry.

Preferred

Education: Bachelor’s in nursing or related field Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or related field.
Experience: 2 years recent RN experience in the CCIU Two (2) years recent Registered Nurse experience in Critical Care Intermediary Unit.
Experience: 1 year recent acute care RN experience in a critical care or telemetry unit One (1) year recent acute care Registered Nurse experience in a Critical Care or Telemetry Unit.
Also asks: Reading and interpreting EKG strips Proficiency in reading and interpreting EKG strips.

What it pays

Against similar roles: Top of Honolulu staff RN payHonolulu staff RN postings that state pay run $28/hr to $54/hr, the middle half $40/hr to $51/hr, across 32 postings.
Pay reviews: Pay set by knowledge, skills, experience, training and internal peer equity Rate of pay for selected candidates will be determined by various factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, relevant experience and training, as well as internal peer equity.

Benefits

BenefitsComprehensive, competitive total rewards package including pay and benefitsHawai‘i Pacific Health offers a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package that includes pay and benefits.

The role and schedule

Union: Hawaii Nurses Association bargaining unit Hawaii Nurses Association
Day to day: Therapeutic care for patients with acute or chronic problems provide quality therapeutic nursing care for patients with acute or chronic problems
Day to day: Critical burn patients, in collaboration with the Burn Unit often work in collaboration with Straub Clinic & Hospital’s nationally recognized Burn Unit
Charge: Associate to a charge nurse, taking on charge duties over time You will also function as an associate to a charge nurse and begin to assume charge nurse responsibilities with time.
Details: 159-bed hospital Founded in 1921, Straub Benioff Medical Center includes a 159-bed hospital in Honolulu

The workplace

Hawaii Pacific Health

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Hawai'i Pacific Health (HPH) is a not-for-profit healthcare system serving communities across Hawai'i and the Pacific region. Anchored by four medical centers — Kapi'olani, Pali Momi, Straub Benioff, and Wilcox — and more than 70 locations statewide, HPH provides coordinated…

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Registered Nurse, Telemetry - Crit…

Registered Nurse, Telemetry - Critical Care Intermediary Unit

Honolulu, HI

Founded in 1921, Straub Benioff Medical Center includes a 159-bed hospital in Honolulu, a network of neighborhood clinics and a visiting specialist program that reaches throughout the state of Hawai'i. With over 200 physicians who are leaders in their fields, Straub provides its patients with diagnoses and treatments for more than 32 different medical specialties, including bone and joint, heart, cancer, endocrinology/diabetes, family medicine, gastroenterology, geriatric medicine, internal medicine, vascular and urology. Straub is home to the Pacific Region’s only multidisciplinary burn treatment center.

The hospital consistently brings new technologies and innovative medical practices to Hawai'i, such as minimally invasive cardiac surgery and total joint replacement.

The Critical Care Intermediary Unit or CCIU specializes in cardiovascular patients and a variety of other Intensive Care Unit step-down patients. The department’s highly trained professionals provide quality therapeutic nursing care for patients with acute or chronic problems and often work in collaboration with Straub Clinic & Hospital’s nationally recognized Burn Unit to ensure that critical burn patients receive the best treatment available for a fast recovery.

As the Registered Nurse, you will have the opportunity to provide professional and compassionate nursing services to the Straub community through the assessment, planning, implementation, evaluation and documentation of patient care in our Critical Care Intermediary Unit. You will also function as an associate to a charge nurse and begin to assume charge nurse responsibilities with time. We are looking for someone with excellent patient care and communication skills and a commitment to delivering the highest quality health care to Hawai‘i’s people.

Location: Straub Benioff Medical Center

Work Schedule

Night - 12 Hours

Work Type: Part Time Regular
FTE: 0.600000
Bargaining Unit: Hawaii Nurses Association
Exempt: No
Pay Range: 53.17 - 70.89 USD per hour
Category: Nursing

Minimum Qualifications

Current Hawai‘i Registered Nurse License. Current American Heart Association Health Care Provider Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) CPR cards. One (1) year recent acute care Registered Nurse experience in Telemetry.

Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor’s degree in Nursing or related field. Two (2) years recent Registered Nurse experience in Critical Care Intermediary Unit. One (1) year recent acute care Registered Nurse experience in a Critical Care or Telemetry Unit. Proficiency in reading and interpreting EKG strips.

EOE/AA/Disabled/Vets

Hawai‘i Pacific Health offers a comprehensive and competitive total rewards package that includes pay and benefits. Rate of pay for selected candidates will be determined by various factors including knowledge, skills, abilities, relevant experience and training, as well as internal peer equity.

What's around it?

In Honolulu, HI

Honolulu, HI

Living costs about 10% above the US average

Life in Honolulu, HI

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals and in-town workers often land in Manoa, a green Koʻolau valley about three miles from Downtown with cooler evenings, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa energy, and average one-bedrooms around $1,364 versus $1,788 citywide. Apartments.com also flags Waikiki, Kaimuki, Nuuanu-Punchbowl, and Kakaako as strong renter neighborhoods; Extra Space groups Diamond Head-Kapahulu (families and young professionals), Hawaii Kai (more retiree-oriented), Kaimuki, Kaneohe, and Manoa as safer, relatively affordable Honolulu-area choices. Facebook locals repeatedly name Salt Lake/Aliamanu, Manoa, and Pearl City as safe and convenient. Reddit prefers Kaneohe over pricier Kailua for a sleepier pace and better traffic than commuting from the west side; stretch further to Waipahu (old-Hawaii mix plus Waipio Shopping Center, on H-1), Ewa Beach (actual yards and a less-crowded beach), or Kalihi (closer-in and cheaper, tight-knit, rougher around the edges).

Young professionals and in-town workers often land in Manoa, a green Koʻolau valley about three miles from Downtown with cooler evenings, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa energy, and average one-bedrooms around $1,364 versus $1,788 citywide. Apartments.com also flags Waikiki, Kaimuki, Nuuanu-Punchbowl, and Kakaako as strong renter neighborhoods; Extra Space groups Diamond Head-Kapahulu (families and young professionals), Hawaii Kai (more retiree-oriented), Kaimuki, Kaneohe, and Manoa as safer, relatively affordable Honolulu-area choices.

Facebook locals repeatedly name Salt Lake/Aliamanu, Manoa, and Pearl City as safe and convenient. Reddit prefers Kaneohe over pricier Kailua for a sleepier pace and better traffic than commuting from the west side; stretch further to Waipahu (old-Hawaii mix plus Waipio Shopping Center, on H-1), Ewa Beach (actual yards and a less-crowded beach), or Kalihi (closer-in and cheaper, tight-knit, rougher around the edges).

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: livinginhawaii.com Source 5: apartments.com

Getting aroundOahu traffic is the decision locals say can outweigh a cheaper rent; living closer to work is often worth paying more. Manoa is a 10- to 15-minute drive to Downtown, Ala Moana, and Waikiki, with a drivability score of 90 but walkability 40 and transit 30, so most errands still assume a car. Kaneohe is described as having far better traffic than commuting in from the west side, while Waipahu sits on H-1 so getting into town is not terrible. Honolulu’s geography means a rainforest valley and a high-rise waterfront district can be only about 15 minutes apart, but west-side drives remain the daily stress people warn about; sources do not spell out hospital-campus parking or named bus lines to specific medical centers.

Oahu traffic is the decision locals say can outweigh a cheaper rent; living closer to work is often worth paying more. Manoa is a 10- to 15-minute drive to Downtown, Ala Moana, and Waikiki, with a drivability score of 90 but walkability 40 and transit 30, so most errands still assume a car.

Kaneohe is described as having far better traffic than commuting in from the west side, while Waipahu sits on H-1 so getting into town is not terrible. Honolulu’s geography means a rainforest valley and a high-rise waterfront district can be only about 15 minutes apart, but west-side drives remain the daily stress people warn about; sources do not spell out hospital-campus parking or named bus lines to specific medical centers.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: livinginhawaii.com Source 2: apartments.com Source 3: reddit.com

OutdoorsWeekends in Manoa stay close to home on the Mānoa Falls Trail and at the nearly 200-acre Lyon Arboretum at the top of Manoa Road. Island-wide, residents lean on free beaches and hiking: Waikīkī Beach, Kailua Beach Park, Makapuʻu Point, Diamond Head-Kapahulu, and Hawaii Kai, plus Tantalus Lookout for panoramic views. Water life is year-round—snorkeling, scuba, kayaking, canoeing, swimming, and world-class surfing—with jagged Koʻolau peaks, waterfalls, reefs, and frequent rainbows as the backdrop. Low-cost outings locals actually mention include Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona (cited at $1 in one community thread), the Dole Plantation, and farmers markets.

Weekends in Manoa stay close to home on the Mānoa Falls Trail and at the nearly 200-acre Lyon Arboretum at the top of Manoa Road. Island-wide, residents lean on free beaches and hiking: Waikīkī Beach, Kailua Beach Park, Makapuʻu Point, Diamond Head-Kapahulu, and Hawaii Kai, plus Tantalus Lookout for panoramic views.

Water life is year-round—snorkeling, scuba, kayaking, canoeing, swimming, and world-class surfing—with jagged Koʻolau peaks, waterfalls, reefs, and frequent rainbows as the backdrop. Low-cost outings locals actually mention include Pearl Harbor and the USS Arizona (cited at $1 in one community thread), the Dole Plantation, and farmers markets.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: gohawaii.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: thehonestlocal.com Source 6: extraspace.com

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Honolulu packs a full city between the Koʻolau Mountains and the Pacific, so a rainforest valley and a high-rise waterfront can sit fifteen minutes apart. For a nurse, trails, beaches, and a lunch counter can sit close to work—if you accept island prices and Oahu traffic. Manoa is the in-town compromise: a green valley three miles from Downtown, cooler evenings, Manoa Marketplace errands, and Mānoa Falls plus Lyon Arboretum up the road, with one-bedrooms around $1,364 versus a citywide $1,788; expect daily showers. Diamond Head–Kapahulu and Kaimuki draw families and young professionals; Kakaako and Waikiki are renter-heavy; Salt Lake/Aliamanu and Pearl City get called safe and convenient. Stretch west to Waipahu or Ewa Beach for yards, or into Kalihi for poke and lower rent with rougher edges. Kaneohe is sleepier and cheaper than Kailua, with better traffic than the west side. Weather barely moves—about 85°F May–October, 78°F in winter—with localized rain and trade winds. The tradeoff is cost, cultural adjustment, and whether you still want this after year three; paradise is real, but it is not a vacation.

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As of 2026Source 1: apartments.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: livinginhawaii.com Source 4: thehonestlocal.com Source 5: dwellhawaii.com Source 6: facebook.com Source 7: reddit.com Source 8: gohawaii.com

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