Registered Nurse / Telemetry

Job Summary:
Telemetry Nurse in Peoria, Illinois. This position involves providing specialized care to telemetry patients in an acute care setting. The role requires proficient monitoring, interpretation of telemetry strips, and medication management, with a focus on cardiac patient care.

Job Details:

• Certifications required: BLS (AHA); ACLS recommended.
• Education / License / Experience: Illinois registered nurse license, minimum 2 years of nursing experience.
• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Department: Cardio Thoracic with a primary focus on cardiac patient care including MI, CHF, A fib, COPD, pacemaker/AICD placement, and lung surgeries.
• Common skills include EKG interpretation, medication titration such as Cardizem and heparin, and basic nursing skills.
• Responsibilities include troubleshooting Cpap and Bipap equipment when necessary and reading telemetry strips on Philips monitors.
• Staffing includes nurse aides and patient care technicians with appropriate patient ratios.
• Shifts are scheduled with every other weekend and certain holiday rotations, including Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years Day.
• Float to other general medical units may be required.
• Scrub color is flexible, with no children or cartoon prints allowed.
• Unit orientation typically covers one shift, depending on prior experience at an OSF facility.
• This position begins on 08/03/2026.

Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits

Other

As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.