Registered Nurse Medical Surgical/Tele

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical / Telemetry

Location

Burlington, NC | Inpatient

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 3x12-hour shifts (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM) | Every other weekend required | Holidays as needed

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in an inpatient Medical Surgical / Telemetry unit serving a diverse patient population with multiple co-morbidities, with a specialized focus on stroke (neuro) patients
• Maintain a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:5–1:6
• Perform and manage telemetry remote monitoring; on-unit telemetry monitoring experience is preferred
• Perform feeding tube care and management, wound care, wound vac management, and isolation precautions
• Manage vascular access including central lines, PICC lines, peripheral lines, port access, and IV starts; administer blood products
• Float to other affiliated health system campuses as needed; float capability across all system facilities is required

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license — must be in hand at time of submission
• BLS certification required
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required; first-time travelers are welcome
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Telemetry remote monitoring experience required
• Must pass a compliance EKG exam prior to start (2 attempts allowed)
• Third-party education verification required; degrees from schools on the Florida Diploma Fraud Audit list will not be accepted
• No open background check cases permitted
• Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible
• Current driver's license required to verify address
• Requested time off (RTO) must be submitted with the application; no post-submission RTO will be accepted

Preferred Experience / Skills

• On-unit telemetry monitoring experience (in addition to remote monitoring)
• Experience caring for stroke or neurological patient populations
• Familiarity with CVA management and nasal cannula oxygen delivery

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work within a large, multi-campus health system offering exposure to a wide variety of patient acuity and care settings
• First-time travelers are encouraged to apply, making this an excellent opportunity to launch a travel nursing career