Travel Registered Nurse Tele Job

Healthforce

Portland, Oregon

Staffing partner

Posted Oct 23

License: RN licenseCurrent RN license to practice in Oregon (or eligible by transfer)
Term: Travel

Do you qualify?

License: Current RN license to practice in Oregon (or eligible by transfer) Check your license
Certification: BLS certification required; ACLS/Telemetry credentialing as per employer requirements
Also asks: Ability to work nights and 12-hour shifts in a hospital setting
Also asks: Excellent communication and teamwork skills; ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Preferred

Experience: Telemetry or monitored-patient care experience preferred; strong clinical judgment and critical thinking

Let us help you check

What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Oregon travel rolesOregon travel postings that state pay run $1,930/week to $2,550/week, the middle half $2,010/week to $2,340/week, across 57 postings.

The workplace

Healthforce

Staffing partner

Staffing partner: Healthforce

Organization profile

Worth asking

Can you walk me through differentials?
What should I expect for shifts, weekly hours, weekend, holiday, call, and rotation?

Ask Mira

Your fit

[data-job-fit-skeleton]{display:none}Answer one question to see your fit

On your path

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

See your route →Check first: New-grad residency fine print

Original listing

Read full text

Overview

Registered Nurse – Telemetry in Portland, Oregon. This travel assignment starts November 16, 2026 and runs for 13 weeks in a hospital setting, with a pay range of $2,083 to $2,157 per week. Shift is nights, 12-hour rotations (3x12). The role centers on delivering coordinated nursing care to patients requiring telemetry monitoring, with supervision of assigned nursing staff and collaboration across disciplines.

Key Highlights

Weekly pay: $2,083–$2,157 per week

Contract duration: 13 weeks

Shift: Nights, 12-hour shifts

Start date: November 16, 2026

Guaranteed hours: Not guaranteed

Setting: Telemetry-focused inpatient care in a hospital environment

Responsibilities

Deliver coordinated nursing care for an individual patient or assigned group, following established standards, the nursing process, and professional judgment.

Monitor telemetry data, interpret alarms, and respond promptly to changes in patient status per protocol.

Administer medications and therapies as ordered, ensuring safe administration and accurate documentation.

Coordinate care with physicians, specialists, and other disciplines; supervise and direct activities of nursing staff as assigned.

Document care in the electronic medical record and provide patient and family education as appropriate.

Requirements

Current RN license to practice in Oregon (or eligible by transfer)

BLS certification required; ACLS/Telemetry credentialing as per employer requirements

Telemetry or monitored-patient care experience preferred; strong clinical judgment and critical thinking

Ability to work nights and 12-hour shifts in a hospital setting

Excellent communication and teamwork skills; ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment

Benefits and Support

Dedicated recruiter and travel support throughout the assignment

Credentialing and onboarding assistance

Housing options or housing assistance

Extension opportunities for continued assignments

24/7 assignment support and coordination

Find more opportunities

Find additional RN Telemetry openings and travel assignments with Healthforce Healthcare LLC at https://healthforce.applytojob.com/apply. If this exact role isn’t a fit, explore other locations and shifts that match your preferences and apply.

Please note: Pay rates and guaranteed hours are estimates and may vary. Final compensation packages and confirmed hours will be discussed during the hiring process.

hX0f6raSdB

What's around it?

In Portland, OR

Portland, ORFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 5% above the US average

Median rent: $1,655/mo
Household income: $90,919/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Portland, OR

NeighborhoodsYoung professionals cluster in Nob Hill (NW District) for Victorian streets and boutique retail ($340K–$400K), the Pearl District for loft-heavy walkable living ($365K–$455K), and Alberta Arts District for a hip, colorful, still-changing scene with $330K–$420K entry points. Hawthorne’s eclectic, bohemian, bookshop culture sits around $480K–$580K. Quieter residential bets include Sellwood-Moreland—historic, antique-district, river-oriented, $580K–$680K to buy, with a studio rent cited around $1,500—and Alameda, a stately tree-lined pocket of pre-1940s Craftsman, Tudor, bungalow, and Colonial homes (median purchase about $711,033, median rent $2,244) that is safer than 90% of Portland neighborhoods, under 15 minutes from downtown, and sandwiched between Alberta Arts, Williams, and Hollywood. Goose Hollow is the transit-first budget condo option at $290K–$340K. East of the Willamette is generally more sprawling and affordable; the west side is denser and more walkable. Just outside the city, Gresham is cheaper with an easier commute but higher crime than Beaverton, whose inbound trip is busier and more complicated.

Young professionals cluster in Nob Hill (NW District) for Victorian streets and boutique retail ($340K–$400K), the Pearl District for loft-heavy walkable living ($365K–$455K), and Alberta Arts District for a hip, colorful, still-changing scene with $330K–$420K entry points. Hawthorne’s eclectic, bohemian, bookshop culture sits around $480K–$580K. Quieter residential bets include Sellwood-Moreland—historic, antique-district, river-oriented, $580K–$680K to buy, with a studio rent cited around $1,500—and Alameda, a stately tree-lined pocket of pre-1940s Craftsman, Tudor, bungalow, and Colonial homes (median purchase about $711,033, median rent $2,244) that is safer than 90% of Portland neighborhoods, under 15 minutes from downtown, and sandwiched between Alberta Arts, Williams, and Hollywood.

Goose Hollow is the transit-first budget condo option at $290K–$340K. East of the Willamette is generally more sprawling and affordable; the west side is denser and more walkable. Just outside the city, Gresham is cheaper with an easier commute but higher crime than Beaverton, whose inbound trip is busier and more complicated.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: cities.livinginoregon.net

Getting aroundSources do not name hospital campuses, MAX lines to them, or parking at medical centers. What they do establish is that neighborhood choice locks in commute rhythm more here than in many cities: the west side is denser and more walkable, the east side more sprawling, and Goose Hollow is called transit-first. Walkability, a robust public-transit system, and a strong biking culture are consistent pros; worsening traffic is a consistent con. Gresham is described as an easier, more affordable commute into Portland than Beaverton, where inbound traffic is busier and more complicated. Relocators are warned not to pick a house before they understand the daily commute that neighborhood creates.

Sources do not name hospital campuses, MAX lines to them, or parking at medical centers. What they do establish is that neighborhood choice locks in commute rhythm more here than in many cities: the west side is denser and more walkable, the east side more sprawling, and Goose Hollow is called transit-first.

Walkability, a robust public-transit system, and a strong biking culture are consistent pros; worsening traffic is a consistent con. Gresham is described as an easier, more affordable commute into Portland than Beaverton, where inbound traffic is busier and more complicated.

Relocators are warned not to pick a house before they understand the daily commute that neighborhood creates.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: cities.livinginoregon.net Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: hellolanding.com Source 5: youtube.com

OutdoorsIn town: Washington Park and the International Rose Test Garden (over 10,000 bushes and 610-plus varieties since 1924), plus Wilshire, Grant, and Irving Parks within walking distance of Alameda, and the Willamette riverfront at OMSI. Within about an hour to 90 minutes you can hike waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge (Multnomah Falls), ski or snowboard on Mount Hood, reach the Oregon coast, taste Willamette Valley wineries, or paddleboard on the Columbia. Nature access is the lifestyle feature locals mention first—often “30 minutes away” for city-adjacent green, 90 minutes for completely different terrain. Summers can turn scorching and smoky from wildfires; the rest of the year is mild but gray.

In town: Washington Park and the International Rose Test Garden (over 10,000 bushes and 610-plus varieties since 1924), plus Wilshire, Grant, and Irving Parks within walking distance of Alameda, and the Willamette riverfront at OMSI. Within about an hour to 90 minutes you can hike waterfalls in the Columbia River Gorge (Multnomah Falls), ski or snowboard on Mount Hood, reach the Oregon coast, taste Willamette Valley wineries, or paddleboard on the Columbia.

Nature access is the lifestyle feature locals mention first—often “30 minutes away” for city-adjacent green, 90 minutes for completely different terrain. Summers can turn scorching and smoky from wildfires; the rest of the year is mild but gray.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: extraspace.com Source 2: travelportland.com Source 3: culturalfoodies.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: oregonessential.com Source 6: hellolanding.com Source 7: youtube.com

Others hiring in Portland, OR

Check licensing in OR

See Portland, OR

Moving for this role?

Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.

Living in Portland

Portland is less one city than a stack of neighborhoods split by the Willamette, and a relocating nurse will feel that on day one: Nob Hill and the Pearl are walkable and loft-Victorian; Alberta Arts is colorful and still relatively reachable; Sellwood-Moreland and Alameda are quieter, historic, and family-scaled, with Alameda called safer than 90% of the city. What is genuinely distinct is the pairing of a James Beard–dense food-cart and coffee culture with nature that is actually close—Washington Park’s International Rose Test Garden in town, Multnomah Falls and Gorge hikes, Mount Hood skiing, and the coast inside about 90 minutes—plus no sales tax. The honest tradeoffs are a long gray winter (SAD comes up constantly), visible homelessness and drug activity concentrated downtown even as residential neighborhoods a few miles out feel quaint and safe, steep income taxes, and housing that still runs from Goose Hollow condos near $300K to Laurelhurst near $1 million. Transit, bikes, and walk scores are real assets; Beaverton-inbound traffic is not. If food, rain-tolerant outdoor access, and an easy-going pace matter more than winter sun or a polished core, Portland still earns the move.

AI area guide

Sources

As of 2026Source 1: cities.livinginoregon.net Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: oregonessential.com Source 4: greaterportlandinc.com Source 5: travelportland.com Source 6: hellolanding.com Source 7: youtube.com Source 8: culturalfoodies.com

Compare living costs Plan your license move Explore this area

Nurses on this role

Help improve this pageShare what it’s like, leave a heads-up, or fix a detail.

What would you like to do?

What was it really like?

Your connectionWould you recommend it?Your role (optional)Unit (optional)

Add ratings or a short headline

Short headline (optional)StaffingManagementSchedulingOrientationCultureTime there (optional)

I understand that, after review, Nursing Mastery may publish this anonymously.

A person reviews every submission before anything changes.

Do you qualify?

Preferred

What it pays

The workplace

Worth asking

Ask Mira

Your fit

On your path

Original listing

What's around it?

Portland, ORiFrom Census ACS 2024.

Life in Portland, OR

Moving for this role?

Nurses on this role

Nurses on this role

Life in Portland, OR

Moving for this role?

Nurses on this role

Portland, ORFrom Census ACS 2024.