Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit - Travel Registered Nurse

Trusted Health

Sacramento, CA Posted 8/24/2025 Full Time

Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Experience:

• 24 months of role experience is required with some in the last 12 months.

• 24 months of Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit experience is required from the last 4 years.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a California license (required for submission).

• This role may require floating to additional units and locations

• Local & travel allowed. Candidates living <50 miles from facility will be processed as local.

• COVID vaccination required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• COVID booster required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• Flu vaccination required after submission. Religious, medical, and personal declinations accepted.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

An interview may not be available prior to offer.

Required Skills/Experience:

  • Must be proficient reading & interpreting tele strips.
  • RNs required to titrate drips: Titrate: heparin, morphine

Required Credentials: Prior to acceptance, the dysrhythmia exam (basic) through UNA is required to be sent along with acceptance. This must be completed within 24-48 hrs. We can accept the Relias basic Dysrhythmia exam within the last 12 if the traveler has previously taken the exam.

Types of Patients on Unit: Many post-ops; ortho, lap chole, general Surgicals. Also have psych patients with sitters on case by case basis.

Unit Details:

  • Beds 37 beds, 12 beds are tele rated
  • Nurse Patient Ratios 1:4-5. Tele patients are 1:4

Previous Employment Requirements: Candidates may not have been directly employed (full time, part time, or PRN) by any facility associated with CommonSpirit, including CHI and/or Dignity within the past year. Candidates who were employed PRN through outside firms will be considered.

Special Requests: Block scheduling is generally not available.

Shift & Scheduling:

  • Schedules are out 4 weeks.
  • Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
  • Holiday Requirement: Rotate in with core staff

Floating Requirements:

  • Floating to other MedSurg floors is common. Potential to also float to the ER for ER hold patients.
  • All other Sacramento facilities. Mid-shift float to another facility is rare, but can happen.
  • First to float.

Facility holidays: 01/01/2025, 11/27/2025, 12/25/2025. Number of holidays allowed off: 1. Start assignment restriction: 14 days

1 reference from last 3 years (Any reference type) - required for submission

1 reference from last 12 months (Manager/Supervisor reference type) - required for submission

Driver’s license required for submission

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

  • Skills Checklist: Yes
  • References: Yes
  • License Type: registered
  • License State: CA
  • Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, NIH Stroke Scale, Basic Life Support

Job Details

  • Job Type: Travel
  • Nurse/Patient: – –
  • Shift Type: Day
  • Contract Date: 2025-11-11
  • Expected Length: 13 weeks
  • Hours per Shift: 12
  • Shifts per Week: 3
JOB LOCATION:
Sacramento, CA 95823

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