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Registered Nurse - Telemetry

📍 Lexington, kentucky · · · 36 hrs/week

NursingUHC-00172632
Candidate pay rate:$56.7/hr ≈ $2,041/wk before stipends Quick apply or call (408) 441-9200

Job description

Registered Nurse - Telemetry

Start Date: 11-30-2026

End Date: 03-01-2027

Contract Type: Travel Contract

Hours per Week: 36

Candidate Pay Rate: $56.70 per hour

About United Health Care Staffing

At United Health Care Staffing (UHC Staffing), we believe healthcare staffing should be more than just finding a job. We are here to connect amazing professionals with opportunities that make their careers exciting, rewarding, and meaningful. With us, you're not just signing up for a contract you are joining a team that's got your back, answers your calls, and maybe even cracks a joke or two to brighten your day. Think of us as the travel buddy who handles the logistics while you focus on what you do best helping people heal.

Education

  • Common diagnosis / Types of patients Med Surge, Gastro, Telemetry
  • Experience or 'Must have' skills 1 year
  • Are RN's required to titrate drips? Yes
  • Common titratable &/or set rate drips Heparin, Nitroglycerin, Cardizem
  • Is there a Charge Nurse on each shift? Does the charge nurse take an assignment? Yes and they take patients
  • Are there nurse aids/patient care techs on this unit? Ratios? Duties? Yes, sometimes 1:17, but prefer a 1:13 ratio. They take vitals and glucose, give baths, walk patients, I&O's, empty drains
  • RT Equipment (Vents, Cpap, Bi Pap, High Flow, etc.) Are RNs required to do anything with these besides trouble shoot? Bi Pap, C-Pap, High Flow O2. No
  • Are there Tele/Monitor Techs on this unit? Are RN's required to read their own strips? What brand are the tele monitors? No tele monitor techs. RN 's do not read the strip, but must know the rhythm.
  • Shifts & Scheduling (Do you allow self-scheduling? Block scheduling?) They self-schedule but we must maintain a balanced schedule. Some days may change to balance the schedule
  • Weekend Requirements Every other weekend, or 2 weekend shifts in a two week period
  • Holiday Requirements 2 summer holidays and 3 winter holidays. Winter holidays would be Thanksgiving day, the day after Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Years Eve, New Years Day
  • Is there Call or a Standby requirement? No
  • Floating Requirements They can be expected too float to other departments
  • Scrub Color/Dress Code/Scrubs Provided? Galaxy Blue
  • How many shifts of unit/department specific orientation? 2
  • Specialty: 3A/3B

Apply Now

Ready to start your next adventure as a Registered Nurse - Telemetry? Let's get you moving forward!

Send your resume to [email protected] or call us at 408-441-9200 today.

Why UHCS

Weekly or bi-weekly pay, medical/dental/vision, a SIMPLE IRA with employer contribution, tests paid on qualifying assignments with payroll deduction available, and one recruiter who stays with you for the whole assignment — reachable after hours. Every placement is credentialed to Joint Commission standards, so your packet is accepted the first time.