
Tele | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Antioch, CA
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 15, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $62.50
- Weekly
- $2,250
- Yearly (full-time)
- $117,000
- Start date
- November 17, 2026
This job pays about $62.50/hour — 7% 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
- 2,041 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in California from 7 agencies, 62 of them in Antioch.
- Pay in these listings: $17.79 – $152/hour, median $65.81/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in California: $67.44/hour ($140,275/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: AHS Staffing ($73.03/hour across 357 jobs).
Job description
Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN) Jobs in Antioch, CA | 13-Week Travel Nursing Contract
Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN) needed for a 13-week travel nursing contract in Antioch, California. Join a collaborative acute-care team providing telemetry nursing, cardiac monitoring, and evidence-based care to adult and geriatric patients in a post-surgical and medical-surgical environment. This on-site California travel nursing opportunity offers convenient access to the greater San Francisco Bay Area.
Travel RN Job Details
- Location: Antioch, California
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,190–$2,310
- Contract: 13 weeks
- Start Date: November 17, 2026
- Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12-hour nights, approximately 7:00 PM–7:30 AM
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
- Call: As needed
- Unit: Post-surgical telemetry and medical-surgical care environment
Telemetry Registered Nurse Job Requirements
- At least 2 years of recent Registered Nurse experience, including telemetry nursing experience
- Current Registered Nurse license valid in California
- Current BLS and ACLS certifications from AHA or ARC
- Required experience with EKG interpretation and cardiac rhythm analysis
- Demonstrated ability to care for adult and geriatric patients requiring continuous cardiac monitoring
- Experience recognizing and responding to changes in cardiac rhythms
- Prior travel nursing experience is strongly preferred
- Ability to float to other telemetry or medical-surgical units according to staffing needs
Telemetry RN Responsibilities
- Deliver and coordinate comprehensive nursing care for acutely ill adult and geriatric telemetry patients
- Continuously monitor cardiac rhythms, identify changes, and initiate appropriate nursing interventions
- Administer and monitor IV cardiac medications, including amiodarone and Cardizem, according to established protocols
- Manage patients receiving therapies such as heparin and insulin infusions
- Perform nursing assessments, develop and implement individualized care plans, and evaluate patient outcomes
- Address patients’ physiological, psychosocial, safety, learning, and self-care needs
- Collaborate with providers and the interdisciplinary care team to promote safe, effective patient outcomes
- Float to other telemetry or medical-surgical units when needed while maintaining high standards of patient care
Apply now for this Telemetry Registered Nurse travel contract in Antioch, California, and join a high-quality acute-care nursing team in the East Bay.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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