Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Macon, GA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Apr 20, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Med/Surg Telemetry position at a Level 1 Trauma teaching hospital in Macon, GA, requiring at least 2 years of Med/Tele experience and a GA or compact RN license.

Details

• 12-hour night shifts, 7p–7a, 36 hours per week
• Inpatient Med/Surg Telemetry units within a 637-licensed-bed Level 1 Trauma teaching hospital that includes a Chest Pain Center and Stroke Center
• Patient population includes acute and chronic illness, common co-morbidities (diabetes, hypertension, infections, electrolyte imbalances), cardiac patients (post-cath, CHF, A-fib), and post-surgical patients (general, ortho, trauma)
• RN-to-patient ratio of 1:4–6; supported by LPNs (1:4–6) and CNAs (up to 1:14)
• Telemetry skills required: monitoring and interpreting cardiac rhythms, post-cath care, TR band management, and post-cath groin site management (no sheath pulls)
• Required drip management includes insulin, heparin, Cardizem, amiodarone, milrinone, Digoxin, and nicardipine; titration for HR only (not BP)
• Required skills include trach care, chest tube management, PIV starts, IV maintenance, glucommander, patient education, discharge planning, and interdisciplinary care coordination
• EMR: Epic (experience required); IV pump: Alaris; medication dispensing: Pyxis; monitors: Philips; VS3 vital sign monitors and Nova Glucose Stat Strips also in use
• Weekend rotation: 5–6 shifts out of every 12 shifts on a 6-week schedule
• No on-call or call-back requirements
• Travelers will be assigned to a float pool and required to float to all Med/Tele units within the facility as needed

Requirements

• Active GA or compact RN license currently in hand
• BLS certification required; ACLS preferred
• Minimum 2 years of Med/Surg Telemetry RN experience required, with most recent experience within the last year
• Epic EMR experience required
• EKG competency exam must be passed during onboarding
• 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

• Orientation consists of 1 day of facility orientation with educational modules followed by 2 days of departmental orientation
• Department support includes CNAs, a unit secretary (on-unit 7a–11p, then house-wide 11p–7a), charge nurse, discharge nurses, a resource team, PICC team, central telemetry monitoring/tech, and 24/7 RT, hospitalist, and intensivist coverage
• Holiday coverage expectation: travelers work one shift of each major holiday period — Thanksgiving Day or the day after, 12/24 or 12/25, and 12/31 or 1/1
• RTO requests must be submitted through and approved by the manager
• RN scrub color: Navy
• Med/Surg certification is a plus
• Candidates who previously worked a permanent position at an AHSE facility must have been separated for at least 1 year to be eligible
• Local candidates are accepted; no radius rule applies — the same rate applies for local travelers
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply