Travel Telemetry RN - $2,649 per week

Equiliem; Kansas City (KS); On-site; USD 55,000 - 83,000; Full time

Job summary

Equiliem is seeking a travel nurse RN Telemetry in Kansas City, KS for a 13-week assignment starting 12/14/2026. The role requires strong telemetry and post-cardiac procedure experience, with the ability to interpret EKGs and manage IV medications.

48 hours per week across day and night shifts, with a travel employment arrangement. Unit specifics include a 29-bed unit, patient ratio 1:4, and unit staff support from a Charge Nurse, a Unit Secretary, and PCTs.

Qualifications

• Must have Cardiac Telemetry or PCU/ICU experience.
• Read and interpret EKGs and telemetry strips.
• Advanced post-cardiac procedures experience required (e.g., ablations, caths, post-op day 1 open heart, pacing).
• Able to administer and titrate IV medications such as insulin, Cardizem, Cardene, Amiodarone.

Responsibilities

• Provide telemetry monitoring and post-procedure cardiac care as assigned.
• Administer and titrate IV medications per protocol and physician orders.
• Adhere to unit policies and maintain high standards of patient experience.

Skills

Telemetry

Cardiac care

ECG interpretation

IV meds administration

Tools

Meditech

Job description

Job Description & Requirements

Equiliem is seeking a travel nurse RN Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Kansas City, Kansas.

• Specialty: Telemetry


• Discipline: RN


• Start Date: 12/14/2026


• Duration: 13 weeks


• 48 hours per week


• Shift: 12 hours, days, nights


• Employment Type: Travel

48hrs Guaranteed preferred

12/14 start date - 13 weeks

Requested Skill Set

Must have Cardiac Telemetry or PCU/ICU experience. Read and interpret EKGs and telemetry strips.

Advanced skills needed: Must have experience with post cardiac procedural care (Ablations, cardiac catheterizations, Post Op Day 1 Open Heart, permanent Pacemaker placements). Must be able to administer and titrate IV medications such as insulin, Cardizem, Cardene, and Amiodarone.

Procedures performed on unit: IV insertions, NGT placement and maintenance, Chest Tube maintenance, Temporary Pacemakers, Foley insertions

Certifications Required: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS

Unit Specifics

• Number of Beds : 29


• Patient Ratios : 1:4


• Unit staffing description- (unit secretaries and tech availability): Charge Nurse, Unit Secretary, and PCTs


• Type of equipment : Alaris IV Pumps, SCD machines, Client beds, dinamap in each room, 3 Welch Allen Vital Machines, Wound Vacs, Temporary Pacemakers, Telemetry monitor, EKG Machine, Bladder Scanner, Doppler, Imobile for communication between team members


• Documentation system: Meditech


• Scheduling requirements: Must work full time hours including 3 weekend shifts per scheduling period.


• Floating policy: Contract Nurses will be floated to any area where they have demonstrated competency.


• Patient Experience requirements: Must align with our patient experience goals by treating every patient with courtesy and respect and to be responsive to the call light (using patients preferred name, making personal connections, involving the patient in bedside shift report, teaching the patient how to use the phone to call nurse directly, and to always ask if there is anything else you can do before leaving the room).