Description

Registered Nurse (RN) | Med/Surg / Telemetry
Location: Reno, NV
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

Registered Nurse (RN) – Telemetry, Nights

Location

Reno, Nevada

Schedule / Job Type

Contract (13 Weeks) | Travel | 3x12-Hour Night Shifts | 36 Guaranteed Hours per Week | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients utilizing the full nursing process: assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation
• Monitor and manage a patient population that includes CHF, alcohol withdrawal, NSTEMI, sepsis, dysrhythmias, pneumonia, COPD, and post-procedure patients (pacemakers, ablations, cath lab, and patients downgraded from ICU)
• Administer and monitor non-titratable cardiac medication drips including Cardizem, Lasix, and Nitro
• Identify and measure cardiac rhythm strips as part of ongoing telemetry monitoring
• Coordinate care across a multidisciplinary team in a collaborative, patient-centered environment
• Float as needed to medical-surgical units or intensive care units for telemetry or medically appropriate assignments, up to competency level

Required Qualifications

• Active Nevada RN license required prior to start date
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of telemetry nursing experience
• Must successfully pass a telemetry competency exam, including identification and measurement of rhythm strips (failure of exam may result in contract termination)
• Ability to work weekends, holidays, and additional shifts as required by department needs

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience in a high-volume, fast-paced acute care or trauma center environment
• Familiarity with post-procedure cardiac patient care including open-heart surgery patients transitioning from ICU
• Experience floating across multiple unit types within a large inpatient hospital setting

Why Join Us

• Work within a Level II Trauma Center and one of the region's most advanced inpatient facilities, offering exposure to a high-acuity, diverse patient population across a wide geographic service area
• Join a collaborative, multidisciplinary team committed to clinical excellence and exceptional patient-centered care