Travel RN - Telemetry
Spokane, Washington
Staffing partner
Posted Aug 21 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 12-hour days
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- Tele
- Contract
- 13 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour days · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
- Nurse to patient
- 1:4
- Term
- 13 weeks · starts Sep 8, 2026 · Travel
- On the floor
- Floating required · No call
- Practice
- Epic charting
stated in this posting
More role details
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
- Staffing partner
- American Traveler
Pay
About this role
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
- Hours: 36 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Sep 8, 2026
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- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring a Telemetry RN with neurology experience for a day-shift role requiring NIH Stroke Scale proficiency and a WA or compact RN license.
Details
- Works in the Telemetry unit of a Level II Trauma Center and Level II Pediatric Trauma teaching hospital
- Cares for neurology patients including post-surgical neuro, CVA, craniotomy, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury cases
- Patient ratio of 1:4
- Day shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
- Required to work every other weekend
- Floating between units and sister facilities required
- No on-call responsibilities
- Uses Epic charting system
Requirements
- Active WA or compact RN license required, must be in hand at time of consideration
- BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
- Minimum 1 year of recent RN experience required
- Neurology RN experience required, including comfort with the NIH Stroke Scale
- Experience caring for post-surgical neurology patients and varied neurology diagnoses required
- Epic EMR experience required
- Skills in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management required
- Experience with procedural sedation administration and monitoring required
- Two supervisory references covering at least 1 year of experience within the last 3 years required
- Full SSN and DOB required for consideration
Additional Information
- Provide telemetry and neuro stepdown level care to a complex neurological patient population
- Manage cardiac monitoring and respond to dysrhythmias and other emergencies
- Perform respiratory support tasks including BiPAP/CPAP management and chest tube care
- Facility does not accept candidates with Nursys or background check hits
- Former permanent employees may return as travelers after a 3-month waiting period, provided they do not live within 50 miles of the facility
- Candidates must reside outside a 50-mile radius to be eligible for the travel pay rate; local candidates may be accepted at a lower bill rate
- Must commit to working 3 of the following 5 holidays: Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day
- All RTO and specific scheduling requests must be submitted upfront; requests after offer may not be accommodated
- First-time travelers are welcome to apply
- Scrubs of any color are acceptable for RNs
- No fee for parking at this facility
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Requirements
- Active WA or compact RN license required, must be in hand at time of consideration
- BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
- Minimum 1 year of recent RN experience required
- Neurology RN experience required, including comfort with the NIH Stroke Scale
- Experience caring for post-surgical neurology patients and varied neurology diagnoses required
- Epic EMR experience required
- Skills in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management required
- Experience with procedural sedation administration and monitoring required
- Two supervisory references covering at least 1 year of experience within the last 3 years required
- Full SSN and DOB required for consideration
Place
- City
- Spokane, Washington
- Median rent
- $1,215/mo
- Local household income
- $70,064/yr
- Metro price level
- about the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Spokane area index 100.3, where 100 is the national average.
Spokane sits along the Spokane River in eastern Washington, offering a relaxed pace with plenty of outdoor access. Riverside State Park and the historic Browne's Addition neighborhood give the city character. It's a practical landing spot for nurses who want affordable living, four seasons, and an easy commute without big-city traffic.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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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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