Medical Surgical Registered Nurse

Medical Surgical Registered Nurse #26-35165

RN-Registered Nurse // Med Surg / Telemetry $1,561 weekly stipends $12 - $14/hour $432.0 - $504 weekly base pay Onsite Contract Starts 11/09/2026 13 weeks

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Job Description

Night Shift 12 hours/day 3 days/week

• 207 licensed beds
• No Trauma Designation
• Not a Teaching Hospital
• Chest Pain Center
• Stroke Center
• Radius rule:
  Traveler s permanent address must be 50 miles outside of home unit

• Beds:
  Will vary based on unit

Minimum Years of Experience required: 18 months Med/Tele RN (Resource Team requirement)

Will you accept a first-time traveler: Not preferred but will consider

• Will be assigned a home unit on the first day of orientation
• ADTU
  • 12 Beds
  • Patient Types:
    Med/Tele Overflow area to support all inpatient units/ED holding;
    Diagnoses include but are not limited to: CHF, COPD, Chest Pain workup, Stroke s/s, Respiratory issues, etc.;
    Testing is prioritized
• 7
  
  North/South Ortho Surgical
  • 48 Beds
  • Patient Types:
    General Medical Overflow;
    Surgical Patients
    - Include, but are not limited to: total joint replacements (knees, hips, shoulders), spinal surgery (laminectomies, discectomies, fusions), shoulder procedures, etc.
  • Additional
    
    Skills Required:
    
    Ortho Experience;
    Spinal precautions
• 6S Medical Telemetry
  • 34 Beds
  • Patient Types: COPD, Respiratory illnesses, Diabetic Ulcer, Abdominal pain, Pancreatitis, Altered Mental Status, ESRD, etc.
• 5N Surgical Telemetry
  • 26 Beds
  • Patient Types:
    General Medical Telemetry Overflow;
    Surgical Patients
    - Bariatric weight loss surgery, Urology procedures, General post op, Abdominal surgeries - GI bleed, small bowel obstruction, foot and ankle surgery
• 4N Cardiac Medical Telemetry
  • 29 Beds
  • Patient Types:
    Include, but are not limited to: congestive heart failure, pulmonary edema, hypertension, stroke, cardiac arrhythmias, endocarditis, and initial cardiac work up for chest pain and/or shortness of breath. Initial cardiac work up typically includes prepping patients for cardiac stress test
  • Medical Telemetry
• 3N Medical Telemetry
  • 31 Beds
  • Patient Types:
    End Stage Renal; PD;
    Fluid overload;
    Sickle cell; DM;
    Altered mental status;
    Cellulitis;
    Diabetic ulcers;
    Pancreatitis;
    Behavioral health
• 2N Medical
  • Beds: 16 beds are Med/Tele Obs; 11 beds are Horizons Detox unit
  • Patient Types:
    New diagnosis DM, Chest Pain, R/O stroke, Abdominal pain, GI bleed, Detox, Suicidal Ideation, Altered Mental Status

• RN: 1:5-6 (critical surge 1:7-8)
• CNA: 1:6-12

• BLS, ACLS, NIHSS (Resource Team requirement)

• The only unit with additional skills needed is 7N/S Ortho – see above
• General Med/Tele skillset:
  Stroke experience, cardiac rhythm interpretation, trach care, PIV starts, chest tube management, NGT placement, drain/tube management (Dobhoff, PEG tubes, Hemovac, JP drains, flexiseals, foley insertion/management, etc), PCA pumps
• Medication gtt management to include:
  Cardiac drips, Heparin, blood products, IVF

• CNA
• Receptionist/HUC
• Charge nurse – may or may not have patients
• Phlebotomy – peripheral blood draws
• IV/VAT Team: 11a-7p, 11p-7a
• Resource Nurse – as staffing allows
• RT, 24/7
• Hospitalist, 24/7
• Intensivist - ICU provider in house until 11p M-F, till 7p Sat/Sun, VCC coverage and on call Intensivist
• Telemetry monitoring/tech? no

• EMR:
  Epic
• IV Pump:
  Alaris
• Med dispensing:
  Omnicell
• Monitors:
  Phillips