
Med/Surg Tele | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Sep 30, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $64.17
- Weekly
- $2,310
- Yearly (full-time)
- $120,120
- Start date
- October 23, 2026
This job pays about $64.17/hour — 62% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Ohio ($39.67/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 Ohio right now
- 1,785 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Ohio from 6 agencies, 441 of them in Cleveland.
- Pay in these listings: $14.59 – $196/hour, median $55.28/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Ohio: $39.67/hour ($82,514/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: MAS Medical Staffing ($80.00/hour across 7 jobs).
Job description
Med/Surg Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Cleveland, Ohio
Advance your travel nursing career as a Med/Surg Telemetry Registered Nurse in Cleveland, Ohio, caring for complex medical and cardiac patients.
Join a high-acuity medical-surgical telemetry team and make a meaningful impact while strengthening your telemetry, cardiac monitoring, and acute-care nursing expertise in a collaborative hospital environment. This 13-week travel RN assignment offers a consistent 36-hour workweek and 12-hour rotating shifts.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,250–$2,370
- Assignment Length: 13 weeks
- Start Date: October 23, 2026
- End Date: January 22, 2027
- Schedule: 3 shifts per week
- Shift Duration: 12-hour rotating shifts
- Shift Details: Days, 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.; nights, 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
- Weekly Hours: 36
- Assignment Type: Travel Registered Nurse contract
- Floating: May float to other units or the Emergency Department to care for patients with a similar population and acuity
Med/Surg Telemetry RN Job Requirements
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in Ohio or an active compact-state license in hand
- At least 1 year of recent permanent experience in medical-surgical telemetry nursing
- Active BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications from an accepted provider
- Strong telemetry knowledge, cardiac monitoring experience, and ECG rhythm recognition skills
- Ability to provide a current professional reference from a manager, assistant nurse manager, supervisor, or director within the specialty
- Successful completion of required orientation assessments, including ECG rhythm recognition and medication safety evaluation
- Ability to work at least every other holiday during the assignment
Travel RN Responsibilities
- Deliver safe, evidence-based nursing care to medical-surgical and telemetry patients
- Monitor cardiac rhythms, recognize clinical changes, and promptly escalate concerns
- Administer medications and treatments while following established medication safety protocols
- Perform comprehensive nursing assessments, develop individualized care plans, and evaluate patient outcomes
- Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, therapists, and other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team
- Provide patient and family education related to diagnoses, treatments, medications, and discharge planning
- Adapt to rotating day and night assignments and float as needed to support patients with similar care needs
- Maintain accurate, timely clinical documentation in accordance with hospital standards
About Cleveland, Ohio
Cleveland is a welcoming Midwest destination known for its vibrant arts and cultural scene, diverse neighborhoods, excellent dining, and access to Lake Erie. With a strong healthcare community and plenty of opportunities to enjoy city amenities and outdoor recreation, Cleveland is an appealing place to build your next travel nursing experience.
Apply now to advance your nursing career with this Med/Surg Telemetry travel RN contract in Cleveland, Ohio.
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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