Registered Nurse (RN) – Cardiac Telemetry

Location: Fayetteville, GA
Job Type: Travel / Contract (NO BENEFITS)
Shift: Night Shift
Schedule: 3 × 12-hour shifts per week
Shift Timings: 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in Cardiac Telemetry for a travel/contract assignment in Fayetteville, Georgia. The ideal candidate will have strong cardiac nursing experience, advanced telemetry monitoring skills, and the ability to provide high-quality care to patients with acute and chronic cardiovascular conditions.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to patients with cardiac and cardiovascular conditions.

• Continuously monitor and interpret cardiac rhythms and telemetry readings.

• Assess patients for changes in cardiac status and promptly report abnormalities.

• Care for patients experiencing chest pain, NSTEMI/STEMI, acute myocardial infarction (AMI), atrial fibrillation, congestive heart failure (CHF), bradycardia, supraventricular tachycardia (SVT), and tachycardia.

• Monitor patients undergoing or recovering from left and right heart catheterization procedures.

• Provide nursing care for patients undergoing transesophageal echocardiograms (TEE), cardioversions, and cardiac stress tests.

• Care for patients with pacemakers and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators (AICDs), including post-insertion monitoring.

• Administer medications and treatments according to provider orders and facility protocols.

• Monitor vital signs, laboratory results, and diagnostic findings, escalating critical changes promptly.

• Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary team to develop, implement, and evaluate individualized care plans.

• Educate patients and families about cardiac conditions, medications, procedures, and discharge instructions.

• Maintain accurate clinical documentation and comply with patient safety standards.

Patient Population and Clinical Experience

Candidates should be comfortable caring for patients with the following diagnoses and clinical needs:

• Chest pain

• NSTEMI and STEMI

• Acute myocardial infarction (AMI)

• Left and right heart catheterization

• Transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE)

• Cardioversion

• Cardiac stress testing

• Pacemaker insertion and management

• AICD insertion and management

• Atrial fibrillation (AFib)

• Congestive heart failure (CHF)

• Bradycardia

• Supraventricular tachycardia (SVT)

• Tachycardia

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license.

• Minimum of 2 years of relevant nursing experience.

• Previous cardiac telemetry experience.

• Strong cardiac rhythm interpretation and telemetry monitoring skills.

• Experience caring for patients with acute cardiac conditions and post-procedure cardiac needs.

• Excellent assessment, communication, critical-thinking, and clinical decision-making skills.

• Ability to recognize and respond promptly to changes in patient condition.

• Previous travel nursing experience required.

Schedule and Work Requirements

• Night shift: 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM.

• Three 12-hour shifts per week.

• Every other weekend required.

• No on-call requirement.

• Floating may be required within the facility and the nurse's scope of practice.