Telemetry RN
Asheville, NC
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 28, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Travel RN for a General Surgery unit requiring telemetry competency and urology/bowel experience on a night shift schedule.

Details

• Work on an 8K General Surgery unit within a hospital setting
• 44-bed unit with a day shift staffing grid of 1 charge, 11 RNs, 4 CNAs, and 1 unit secretary, and a night shift grid of 1 charge, 10 RNs, 4 CNAs, and 1 unit secretary
• Patient ratios of 1:6 on day shift and 1:7 on night shift
• Uses telemetry, PCA, wound vacs, Baxter IV pumps, TPN, tube feeds, and urinary catheters
• Cerner EMR system in use
• Night shift schedule from 6:45 PM to 7:15 AM
• 13-week assignment length
• 6 weekend shifts required per 6-week schedule
• Floating required to other med-surg areas

Requirements

• Active RN license (NC or Compact) currently in hand
• Current BLS certification required
• Telemetry competency certification required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Urology and bowel patient care experience required
• Ability to manage 6-7 patients depending on shift
• Cerner EMR experience preferred
• US Social Security Number and date of birth required for consideration (no Canadian SSN accepted)
• One professional reference required
• No gaps in work history exceeding 90 days within the past 12 months

Additional Information

• Provide nursing care for general surgery patients including cholecystectomies, appendectomies, bowel resections, urology surgeries, nephrectomies, hysterectomies, mastectomies, thyroidectomies, and hernia repairs
• Manage procedures including TPN, PCA, wound vacs, tube feeds, PEG tubes, dobhoffs, NG tubes, colostomies, urostomies, and various drains
• Administer heparin drips and IV antibiotics as needed
• Collaborate closely with charge nurses, unit secretaries, providers, and CNA team members
• Ideal candidates are positive, energetic, fast-paced, and strong communicators
• Dress code requires navy blue pants with navy blue or white scrub top, and white undershirt if needed; sweaters, sweatshirts, hoodies, coats, and jackets are not permitted
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility as local candidates will not be considered