Job Description

Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry - $1,721 per week at Supplemental Health Care summary:

This role is for a Travel Nurse Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in Medical-Surgical and Telemetry nursing for a 13-week contract at a federal government hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee. The nurse is responsible for patient care coordination, telemetry monitoring, and maintaining professional competencies while working 36 hours per week on 12-hour day shifts. The position offers competitive weekly pay, benefits starting day one, and opportunities for contract extension with strong support from Supplemental Health Care's staffing team.

Supplemental Health Care is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Description:

Supplemental Health Care is working with a Federal Government Hospital in Knoxville, Tennessee to hire Medical-Surgical Telemetry Registered Nurses. For more than 40 years, we’ve specialized in helping nurses find the assignments that best fit their current needs and long-term career goals. Whether you’re just starting out or a veteran RN, we’d love to get to know you and talk about the options that are available.

Defence Health Agency Med Surg / Telemetry RN Contract Details:

• $1,584 – $1,721 per week*
• 13-week contract with possibility of extension
• AM shift available
• Consult and coordinate with facility health care team members to assess, plan, implement and evaluate patient care plans
• Maintain qualifications and skills of a Medical Surgical Telemetry RN as confirmed by completion of the Skills Checklist and verified by the contracting clinical manager. Successfully complete the unit-specific orientation and competency skills checklist within the first 3 shifts. Maintain competency verification programs in accordance with unit, WRNMMC, and TJC guidelines.
• Knowledge of telemetry system/ECG monitoring and ability to place ECG electrodes, observe, gather, initiate, compile, and record telemetry data to interpret EKG rhythm. Communicate cardiac rhythm changes and information on monitored patients with physician and interdisciplinary team
• Obtain, analyze, and post rhythm strips on admission in patient records per unit protocol or as ordered by physician. Successfully interpret rhythm strips to include rate (atrial and ventricular), rhythm, PR interval, QRS interval, QT interval, ectopic beats, and ST segment changes and report abnormalities to provider
• *Estimated weekly payment may include both taxable wages and tax-free reimbursements for meals, housing, and incidentals. Please speak with a recruiter for details.

With SHC, you’ll have a dedicated team of recruiters and employment professionals that understand corrections and the unique challenges you face. That support is why over 80% of our working correctional nurses say they would recommend us to a friend.

Please apply online now for immediate consideration for this Med Surg Tele RN opportunity or to connect with our team about all of the Registered Nurse options in Tennessee.

Supplemental Health Care offers a wide variety of industry-leading benefits including:

• Full medical, dental, vision, life, and even pet insurance to provide you with the coverage you need whenever you need it.
• Round the clock support. No matter where you are or what time it is, Supplemental Health Care is standing by.
• Our Share the Care program is the most dynamic, profitable referral program in the industry. To learn more about Share the Care, check out shccares.com/referrals.
• SHC offers a 401k Retirement Savings Program to both full-time and part-time employees with a wide range of investment options.
• Discounted and free online access to CEU courses through Supplemental University. Through our online CEU options, you have access to the courses you need on your schedule.

Requirements:

• Current Tennessee Nursing License
• American Heart Association BLS
• 2 years of recent relevant nursing experience
• Must be a US citizen
• ACLS preferred

Supplemental Health Care is an Equal Opportunity Employer, including disabled/veterans. SHC is committed to providing reasonable accommodation to, among others, individuals with disabilities and disabled veterans. If you need an accommodation because of a disability to search and apply for a career opportunity with Contractor, please send an e-mail to or call to let us know the nature of your accommodation request and your contact information.

Supplemental Health Care will consider for employment qualified applicants with criminal histories in a manner consistent with the requirements of applicable local, state, or federal law (including San Francisco Ordinance #131192, Los Angeles Municipal Code 189.00, the Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers and the California Fair Chance Act). For this type of employment, Kentucky state law requires a criminal record check as a condition of employment.

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Supplemental Health Care Job ID #1370701. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Med Surg Telemetry Registered Nurse – RN

About Supplemental Health Care

At Supplemental Health Care, a simple belief in the power of caring guides a unique commitment to world-class service in healthcare staffing. For 40 years, we’ve supported talented professionals pursuing their life calling in hospitals, schools, home health, corrections, behavioral health, and other settings. At SHC, we inspire vital connections and enrich lives and inspire better outcomes.

As recipients of the Best in Staffing Awards for both Client and Talent, Supplemental Health Care is proud to be among only 2% of staffing companies singled out for the distinction based on the real feedback of our employees and the clients we serve. SHC has also earned The Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval and is named among the Largest Health Care Staffing companies in the United States by Staffing Industry Analysts.

We are also thrilled to recognize our very own SLP, Dr. Kelly Byrd as the American Staffing Association 2024National Staffing Employee of the Yearand Health Care Sector All-Star. We’re honored to connect Dr. Byrd to employment, share her incredible story, and support her family literacy nonprofit.

For everyone that we serve, SHC is the place where caring hearts thrive.

Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Benefits start day 1
• 401k retirement plan
• Continuing Education
• Discount program
• Health savings account

Keywords:

travel nurse, registered nurse, medical-surgical nursing, telemetry nursing, patient care, EKG monitoring, telemetry data, healthcare staffing, acute care nursing, nursing contract

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