Travel RN - Med/Surg Tele

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Mar 30, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Med/Surg Tele Resource Team position at a Level I Trauma, Magnet-designated teaching hospital, requiring at least 2 years of Med/Tele experience and working 12-hour night shifts.

Details

• 874-bed Level I Trauma, Magnet-designated teaching hospital with a Chest Pain Center and Stroke Center
• Resource Team position floating within Region 3, covering Cleveland, Kings Mountain, Lincoln, and Central Division (CMC Main, Mercy, and LCH) facilities
• Unit specializes in Head/Neck and GI surgeries including tracheostomies, laryngectomies, hernia repairs, colo-rectal surgery, cholecystectomies, appendectomies, ostomy takedowns, and medical overflow
• RN-to-patient ratio of 1:4–6, with potential surge ratios up to 1:7–8
• 12-hour night shifts, 1900–0700, 36 hours per week
• Every other weekend rotation required
• No on-call or call-back requirements for travelers
• EMR: Epic (experience required)
• IV pumps: Alaris; medication dispensing: Omnicell; monitors: Philips
• Required skills include cardiac rhythm interpretation, stroke care, trach care, chest tube management, NGT/Dobhoff/PEG tube placement, drain management (Hemovac, JP drains, flexiseals), PIV starts, foley insertion/management, and PCA pump management
• Medication drip management required, including cardiac drips, heparin, blood products, and IVF

Requirements

• Active NC or compact RN license currently in hand
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of Med/Surg Tele RN experience required, with most recent experience within the last year
• General Med/Tele skillset required, including telemetry monitoring and rhythm interpretation (no monitoring tech on unit — nurses read monitors independently)
• Epic EMR experience required
• Last 4 digits of SSN and full date of birth required for consideration
• Minimum 1 professional reference dated within the past year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN

Additional Information

• Department support includes CNAs, a Receptionist/HUC, 24/7 charge nurse, phlebotomy (peripheral draws only), IV/VAT team, resource nurse (as available), and 24/7 respiratory therapy, hospitalist, and intensivist coverage
• Travelers are expected to work 75% of assigned holidays
• Up to 6 days of RTO may be approved per contract, excluding holidays
• Navy scrubs required
• Free parking available on site
• Candidates must have a permanent address at least 50 miles from the assigned home unit; local candidates are not accepted
• Former permanent employees of any AHSE facility must have been separated for at least 1 year before being eligible
• First-time travelers are not preferred but will be considered