Acute Care Medical-Surgical RN
Albany, GA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jun 22, 2026
• Length: 17 weeks
• Openings: 3

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Med/Surg Acute Care travel assignment in Albany, GA, requiring a minimum of 2 years of specialty experience and at least one prior travel assignment.

Details

• Hospital-based acute care setting with a 483-bed main campus
• 14-bed Med/Surg unit with a 1:6 nurse-to-patient ratio on both days and nights
• Patient population includes diabetic, CHF, COPD, GI bleed, renal failure, dialysis, post-surgical, amputation, wound care, DVT, ETOH, and psychiatric patients
• Common medications administered include Lasix, Bumex, and Heparin
• Telemetry monitoring is available on a separate unit; nurses are not required to read strips
• CNAs are generally assigned 1:12 and may be pulled for 1:1 or sitter assignments
• CPAP used; BiPAP used on nights only
• Night shift, 12-hour shifts from 7p–7a with a shift change window of 6:45–7:15
• Every other weekend required
• Schedule rotates with permanent staff
• Floating required to all acute care, cardiology (for medical patients), or the EC for acute care patient holds
• MEDITECH EMR used in this position
• 17-week contract

Requirements

• Active GA RN license or compact RN license valid in Georgia required
• Required certifications: BLS (AHA) and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS); ACLS preferred
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience in Med/Surg or equivalent acute care specialty required
• At least one prior travel assignment required
• Experience in a larger, high-acuity, high-census, fast-paced acute care hospital required; Critical Access Hospital (CAH) experience does not meet this requirement
• Driver's license required for consideration
• Must reside more than 75 miles from the facility to be eligible for placement

Additional Information

• Primary Care Nursing model is practiced on this unit
• LPNs and LPN-Cs are part of the floor staff
• Candidates who have been employed by this facility within the last 12 months are not eligible for placement
• Strict attendance policy is enforced; repeated call-outs or tardiness may result in termination of assignment
• RTO and scheduling requests are honored only if included in the initial confirmation of assignment
• Scrub colors required: Caribbean Blue top and bottom, White top with Caribbean Blue bottom, or all white
• No bags permitted at the nurses' station; personal locks for lockers are allowed
• Nail polish is permitted, but artificial, gel, or Shellac nails are strictly prohibited due to CLABSI prevention protocols
• Hand hygiene compliance is actively monitored using sanitizer-tracking badges issued upon assignment start