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Travel RN - Telemetry

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American Traveler

Salem, Massachusetts

Staffing partner

Posted Aug 29 · Not open to new grads

Shift
12-hour rotating
Hours a week
36
Unit
Tele
Contract
13 weeks

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
12-hour rotating · 3 a week · 36 hours
Weekends
Every other weekend
Nurse to patient
1:5–1:6

stated in this posting

Term
13 weeks · starts Oct 4, 2026 · Travel
On the floor
Floating required
Practice
Epic charting
More role details
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN
Experience
2+ years
Staffing partner
American Traveler

Pay

Travel package
Housing provided

About this role

Assignment Overview

  • Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
  • Hours: 36 hrs/wk
  • Start Date: Oct 4, 2026
  • Length: 13 weeks
  • Openings: 1

American Traveler is hiring a M/S Tele Float Pool RN requiring 2 years of acute care and travel nursing experience to float across 8 units on evenings and every other weekend.

Details

  • Float pool position covering 8 Med/Surg Tele units including Davenport 5, 7, 8, 9, ED, PH6/7, Pingree 4, and Overflow
  • Care for ED boarder patients, serve as medication nurse in the acute mental health unit, and care for non-vented transfer-ready ICU patients
  • Clinician to patient ratios up to 5:1 on days/eves and up to 6:1 on nights
  • Units range from 8 to 41 beds within a 371-bed hospital
  • Evening shift 11:00-23:30 with every other weekend required
  • Days/Eves rotation with 1 to 3 rotations to nights per contract
  • Uses Epic EMR
  • 36 or 48 hour scheduling options available

Requirements

  • Active Massachusetts RN license required (no conditional licenses accepted)
  • AHA BLS certification required
  • AHA ACLS certification required
  • 2 years of acute care hospital experience in one location required
  • 2 years of experience working as a travel nurse required
  • Telemetry monitoring skills including measuring intervals and interpreting strips every 4 hours
  • Experience with TR Band required
  • Must be able to perform cardiac drips and read tele strips
  • Flu vaccine required with no religious or medical exemptions allowed

Additional Information

  • Responsible for cardiac monitoring, cardiac drips, and reading telemetry strips
  • Must be willing to float between 8 different Med/Surg Tele units as needed
  • Free on-site parking available
  • Local candidates must reside within 60 miles of the facility in Boston

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AHA BLS certification required AHA ACLS certification required 2 years of acute care hospital experience in one location required 2 years of experience working as a travel nurse required Telemetry monitoring skills incl…· from this posting

Requirements

  • Active Massachusetts RN license required (no conditional licenses accepted)
  • AHA BLS certification required
  • AHA ACLS certification required
  • 2 years of acute care hospital experience in one location required
  • 2 years of experience working as a travel nurse required
  • Telemetry monitoring skills including measuring intervals and interpreting strips every 4 hours
  • Experience with TR Band required
  • Must be able to perform cardiac drips and read tele strips
  • Flu vaccine required with no religious or medical exemptions allowed

Place

City
Salem, Massachusetts
Median rent
$1,836/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities

Local household income
$85,153/yr

all local households, not nurse pay

State price level
6% above the national average

Massachusetts index 105.8, where 100 is the national average.

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American Traveler is a travel nursing staffing agency that places experienced registered nurses in temporary 13-week contract assignments at hospitals across multiple states. Assignments are located in diverse geographic settings, from Rapid City, SD, to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Atlanta,…

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Telemetry is open from year one. One of the most open front doors in acute care; ACLS and rhythm.

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