Travel RN - Telemetry | Alexandria, LA | Contract
Quick Look
- Weekly Gross Pay: $90
- Guaranteed Hours: 36-48 hours per week
- Shift: 07:00-19:00, 12 Hours
- Start Date: 10/05/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Number of Openings: Not specified
Join our team as a Travel RN specializing in Telemetry at a leading healthcare facility in Alexandria, LA. This contract role offers an exciting opportunity to work with cardiac and telemetry patients in a dynamic environment. We are seeking a dedicated nurse who is willing to float and provide quality care to our patients.
Type of Patients: Cardiac and Telemetry (not a Stepdown unit)
Shift: Days, 07:00-19:00 (12 hours)
Start: 10/05/2026
Duration: 13 weeks
Pay Rate: $90 per hour
Required Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications:
- BLS certification via AHA required
- ACLS certification via AHA required
- RN License in state of employment or compact
Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
On Call Requirement: No call
Nurse/Patient Ratio: 5:1-6:1 depending on staffing
EMR Used: EPIC
Dress Code: Ceil blue scrubs
Summary: The competent Nurse, in the same or similar clinical setting, practices independently and demonstrates an awareness of all relevant aspects of a situation. Provides routine and complex care, with the ability to cope with and manage contingencies of clinical nursing. Makes appropriate assignments and delegates to other care providers as a means to help manage the clinical situation.
Responsibilities:
- Meets expectations of the applicable OneCHRISTUS Competencies: Leader of Self, Leader of Others, or Leader of Leaders.
- Provides nursing care utilizing the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, intervention, and evaluation for assigned patients.
- Addresses increasingly complex psychological, emotional, cultural, and social needs of patients and families in accordance with their level of practice.
- Administers medications and treatments; monitors for side effects and effectiveness of the treatment prescribed.
- Documents patient history, symptoms, medication, and care given.
- Assesses learning needs and provides education to patients, family members, and/or caregivers; identifies issues and resources.
Job Requirements:
Education/Skills: Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing preferred.
Experience: 1 year of experience in the related nursing specialty preferred.
Licenses, Registrations, or Certifications:
- BLS required
- Current ACLS certification required
- RN License in state of employment or compact
Position Requirements:
- All newly hired experienced RNs must attend New Nurses Orientation within the first 30 days of hire.
- New hires are precepted by a designated trained staff member and initial onboarding requirements are validated through successful completion of the designated organizational entry competency validation and a MedSurg specific competency validation.
- All newly licensed RNs may participate in a residency program or other specific orientation.
- Skills completion and competency completion will be achieved with the preceptor at the bedside and documented through the program's tracking software.
- Completion of all annual competency verification requirements.
Work Schedule: 7AM - 7PM
Work Type: Full Time
Comments: Type of patients on the unit: Cardiac and Telemetry (not a Stepdown unit). Temp to perm is a possibility.
GLC is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
If you are ready to take the next step in your nursing career, apply now for this Travel RN position in Telemetry!
