RN - MedSurg​/Tele

RN-Registered Nurse // Med Surg / Telemetry $1,246 weekly stipends $11 - $13/hour $396.0 - $468 weekly base pay Onsite Contract Starts 9/28/2026 13 weeks

Day Shift 12 hours/day 3 days/week

Title:

RN
- Med Surg/Tele

Location:

Macon Georgia 31201

Duration: 13 Weeks

Start Date- 12th Oct

About Facility:

• 637 Licensed Beds
• Level 1 Trauma Designation
• Teaching Hospital
• Chest Pain Center
• Stroke Center

Unit Information:

• Beds:
  Each Med Surg unit has 20-36 beds

Minimum Years of Experience required: 2 years Med/Tele RN exp

• Will you accept a first-time traveler:
  Yes

Patient Types/Common Diagnoses:

• Med surg / Telemetry – all inpatient med surg units
• Common diagnoses include but are not limited to:
  • Patients with acute or chronic disease
  • Co-morbidities common to med-surg population: diabetes, hypertension, infections, electrolytes imbalances, etc.
  • Cardiac patients: post-cath, CHF, a-fib
  • Post surgical:
    General, Ortho, Trauma

Patient Ratios:

• RN: 1:4-6
• LPN: 1:4-6
• CNA: up to 1:14

Required License, National Certification, Certs (BLS, ACLS, etc.), or other position specific requirements such as Driver's License and/or Insurance:

• BLS required
• ACLS preferred – traveler will be required to pass and EKG competency exam during onboarding
• Certification in med surg is a plus

Skills required:

• Trach chare, chest tube management, PIV starts and IV maintenance, glucommander, strong assessment and time management skills, care coordination with interdisciplinary team, discharge planning knowledge, patient education
• Tele skills (required): monitoring and interpreting cardiac rhythms, post-cath, TR bands, post-cath groin site management (no sheath pulls)
• Drips (required): insulin, heparin, Cardizem, amiodarone, milrinone, Digoxin, nicardipine. Could titrate drips for HR but not for BP
• 6 months EPIC experience required

Support within the Department:

• CNA – will assist with Vitals, blood glucose checks, baths, bed changes, feeding if need, patient safety attendant; walk pts, turn pts
• Unit Secretary: on unit 7a-11p; then house wide call secretary 11p-7a
• Charge nurse: may or may not have patients
• Phlebotomy:
  Most units are lab collect phlebotomy; RNs draw off of CVLs
• IV/VAT Team:
  Not an IV team - do have a PICC team
• Resource Nurse:
  Yes, we have discharge nurses, and the Resource team floats to all units
• RT 24/7
• Hospitalist 24/7
• Intensivist 24/7
• Telemetry monitoring/tech:
  Central telemetry unit

Technology/Equipment:

• EMR: EPIC – 6 months EPIC experience required
• IV Pump:
  Alaris
• Med dispensing:
  Pyxis
• Monitors:
  Phillips
• Unit specific equipment: VS3 vital sign monitors, Nova Glucose Stat Strips,

Floating:
If yes, where:

• Travelers are utilized in a float pool capacity – will be required to float to all Med/Tele units in house, as needed
• Will also float to ED for holds

Orientation (facility and unit):

• 1 day orientation with work on educational modules
• 2 days departmental

Other notes:

• Scrub Color: RN
  - Navy; LPN
  - Ceil Blue
• Parking:
  Free:
  Have free parking around campus or can pay to park in parking decks
• Unit Culture:
  Busy;
  Team Oriented

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