
Tele | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Los Alamitos, 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
- 2,337 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in California from 7 agencies, 11 of them in Los Alamitos.
- 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 ($72.42/hour across 434 jobs).
Job description
Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Los Alamitos, California
Experienced Telemetry Registered Nurses can join a collaborative Southern California healthcare team for a 13-week travel nursing assignment providing cardiac monitoring and high-quality care to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in an on-site medical telemetry setting. Located in Los Alamitos, this California travel nurse opportunity offers convenient access to coastal attractions, parks, dining, Los Angeles, and Orange County.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Specialty: Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN)
- Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
- Start Date: November 30, 2026
- Location: Los Alamitos, California
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,000-$2,100
- Schedule: Three 12-hour night shifts per week
- Shift Duration: 12-hour nights, approximately 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
- Hours: 36 hours per week
- Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:4
- Patient Population: Adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients
- Weekend Coverage: As needed based on staffing requirements
- Float Requirement: Yes
- Documentation: Epic experience required
Telemetry RN Job Requirements
- At least 3 years of recent Registered Nurse experience in telemetry, cardiac nursing, or a closely related medical-surgical setting
- Previous travel nursing experience required; first-time travelers are not eligible for this assignment
- Active California Registered Nurse license in hand
- Current ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications required
- CPI certification preferred
- Recent Epic electronic health record charting experience documented in professional work history
- Ability to provide cardiac telemetry and medical-surgical nursing care
- Comfort floating to designated units and providing weekend coverage as needed
Telemetry Registered Nurse Responsibilities
- Deliver comprehensive nursing care to telemetry patients across adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations
- Perform continuous cardiac telemetry monitoring, interpret dysrhythmias, and promptly escalate changes in patient condition
- Manage patients requiring cardiac drips without titration, heparin protocols, oxygen therapy, noninvasive airway support, and high-flow nasal cannula
- Provide care for patients with conditions including myocardial infarction, cerebrovascular accident, renal failure, seizure disorders, and substance withdrawal
- Manage central lines, PICC lines, peripheral IVs, chest tubes, surgical drains, feeding tubes, tracheostomies, and wound care needs
- Administer blood products and medications safely while following isolation precautions and established clinical protocols
- Document assessments, interventions, and patient responses accurately in Epic
- Collaborate with respiratory therapy, pharmacy, radiology, rehabilitation, social services, rapid response teams, and other interdisciplinary partners
- Float to designated units and support weekend coverage according to patient-care and staffing needs
Apply now for this Telemetry Registered Nurse travel contract in Los Alamitos, California, and join a dedicated Southern California healthcare team.
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.
Applying is free. ReferHire lists openings from staffing agencies; when you are hired through our link, the agency may pay us a referral fee. It never reduces your pay. Never pay anyone for a job offer.