Registered Nurse Telemetry

Job Title

Travel RN – Acute Care / Telemetry (Night Shift)

Location

Highlands, North Carolina

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Travel | 13-Week Assignment | Night Shift (6:45 PM – 7:15 AM) | Three 12-Hour Shifts per Week | Projected Start: June 15, 2026

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care on a 24-bed Acute Care / Telemetry unit serving a primarily geriatric and swing bed population
• Deliver concierge-level patient experience consistent with the expectations of an affluent community setting
• Perform wound care and other minor unit-based procedures as required
• Manage patient assignments at ratios of up to 6–7:1, including periods without HUC or tech support
• Document patient care accurately and thoroughly using the Cerner electronic health record system
• Adhere to unit dress code: all navy or navy top with white bottoms

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license valid in North Carolina or compact state eligibility
• Current BLS certification (required)
• Demonstrated experience caring for geriatric patients or prior inpatient rehabilitation / swing bed experience
• Proficiency with wound care
• Ability to work independently in a low-resource staffing environment (no HUC, tech, or additional RN coverage when no tech is present)

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Current ACLS certification
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention) certification
• Prior travel nursing experience in a rural or critical access hospital setting

Why Join Us

• This unit is known for excellent culture and strong teamwork — vacancies exist due to the challenges of recruiting to a scenic mountain region, not unit instability
• Opportunity to work in a close-knit acute care environment with standard Med/Surg equipment and a stable, experienced staff