Job Description
Overview
Registered Nurse – Telemetry Float Pool (Travel) — Saratoga Springs, NY. Start date: 10/05/2026. Duration: Weeks. Shift: 3x12 Nights. Weekly pay: $2,139–$2,246 per week. Guaranteed hours: none. This travel assignment is in a hospital within an Albany-area health system and focuses on Telemetry/stepdown care with stroke exposure.
Key Highlights
- Weekly pay: $2,139–$2,246 per week
- Guaranteed hours: none
- Contract duration: Weeks
- Shift: 3x12 Nights
- Start date: 10/05/2026
- Setting: Medical-Surgical / Telemetry with stroke care exposure
Responsibilities
- Provide direct RN care to adult medical-surgical/telemetry patients, monitor telemetry, and interpret cardiac rhythms reliably.
- Recognize and respond to rhythm abnormalities; participate in rapid responses and code events as needed.
- Administer prescribed medications, including IV cardiac meds and continuous infusions, and manage IV access and oxygen therapies.
- Collaborate with the care team to implement stroke management plans and monitor post-stroke patients.
- Document accurately in Epic; maintain up-to-date charting and ensure patient safety and effective communication across shifts.
- Float within the hospital to support patient needs within the scope of your unit skills.
Requirements
- Current NY RN license in hand at time of submission
- Minimum 2 years RN experience; NY license required at submission
- Telemetry experience: At least 1 year of recent telemetry/stepdown strongly preferred
- BLS and ACLS certifications
- Epic charting experience
- NIHSS certification (can be obtained prior to start)
- Relias EKG exam completed within 72 hours of signing
- Onsite/hospital proctored EKG test with facility standard of 85% overall and 100% identification of critical rhythms; remediation/retest may be offered
- Flu vaccine or documented exemption
- Ability to read/interpret cardiac rhythms reliably
- Orientation modules (Healthstream) requiring 12–15 hours to be completed prior to start
- COVID-19 vaccine not required per facility note
- Local radius restriction: Candidate primary residence must be outside a 50-mile radius; excluded counties include Warren, Washington, Fulton, Montgomery, Rensselaer, Saratoga, Schenectady, Albany, Columbia, Greene, Dutchess, Ulster
- Must be able to float within hospital as needed within skill set
Benefits and Support
- 24/7 recruiter and travel support
- Dedicated support throughout the assignment
- Extension opportunities for eligible assignments
- Orientation and onboarding support, including required Healthstream modules
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PAY DISCLAIMER
Please note: Pay rates and guaranteed hours are estimates and may vary. Final compensation packages and confirmed hours will be discussed during the hiring process.
Job Tags
Weekly pay, Contract work, Local area, Shift work, Night shift