
Tele | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Orange, CA
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 29, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $56.94
- Weekly
- $2,050
- Yearly (full-time)
- $106,600
- Start date
- November 30, 2026
This job pays about $56.94/hour — 16% below the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in California ($67.44/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 36 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in California right now
- 2,374 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in California from 7 agencies, 23 of them in Orange.
- Pay in these listings: $20.00 – $229/hour, median $65.20/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in California: $67.44/hour ($140,275/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: AHS Staffing ($72.39/hour across 429 jobs).
Job description
Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Contract – Orange, California
Apply now for a 13-week Telemetry RN travel nursing contract in Orange, CA, caring for adult and geriatric patients in high-acuity telemetry, stepdown, and medical-surgical settings.
Join a collaborative clinical team supporting a high-volume telemetry and medical-surgical float pool. This Southern California travel nursing opportunity is ideal for an experienced Registered Nurse who is comfortable with complex patient care, rapid patient turnover, cardiac monitoring, phlebotomy, chest tubes, and drains.
Located in Orange County, California, this assignment offers convenient access to beaches, cultural attractions, dining, shopping, and year-round outdoor activities.
Telemetry RN Travel Job Details
- Job Title: Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN)
- Specialty: Telemetry, medical-surgical, and stepdown nursing
- Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
- Location: Orange, California
- Start Date: November 30, 2026
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,000–$2,100
- Schedule: 3 night shifts per week
- Shift Duration: 12-hour nights, approximately 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
- Hours: Approximately 36 hours per week
- Float Requirement: May float to designated Orange and Irvine locations and applicable facilities
- Patient Population: Adults and geriatric patients
- Orientation: 12 hours
Telemetry Registered Nurse Requirements
- At least 2 years of recent Registered Nurse experience in telemetry, medical-surgical, stepdown, or a comparable acute-care setting
- Current California Registered Nurse license in hand at the time of application
- Current BLS and ACLS certifications
- NIHSS certification, as required for the assignment
- CPI Blue Card certification for Float Pool assignments, in accordance with assignment requirements
- Recent Epic experience documented in professional work history
- Telemetry monitoring and phlebotomy experience
- Ability to provide high-quality nursing care in high-acuity, high-volume, high-turnover environments
- Willingness to float between designated facilities and provide weekend coverage as needed
- Two recent supervisor references may be required during the application process
Telemetry RN Travel Nurse Responsibilities
- Provide safe, evidence-based nursing care to adult and geriatric patients in telemetry, stepdown, and medical-surgical settings
- Monitor cardiac rhythms, recognize changes in patient condition, and promptly escalate clinical concerns
- Perform comprehensive patient assessments, administer medications, and evaluate responses to treatment
- Care for patients with complex medical conditions across inpatient and outpatient care areas
- Manage and monitor chest tubes, drains, and other specialized equipment within scope of practice
- Perform phlebotomy and assist with diagnostic and therapeutic procedures
- Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, and interdisciplinary team members to coordinate patient care
- Accurately document assessments, interventions, and outcomes in Epic
- Adapt quickly to varying unit assignments while maintaining excellent patient care and safety standards
Apply now to join this California travel nursing opportunity as a Telemetry Registered Nurse in Orange.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
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