MS/Tele RN
Charlottesville, VA
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 14, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Med/Surg Tele RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring VA or compact RN license and Epic experience.

Details

• Work in a 17-bed Med/Surg Telemetry unit within a teaching hospital
• Unit maintains a 1:4 patient ratio
• Receives patients from the Emergency Department, Medical ICU, clinics, outside hospitals, or nursing facilities
• Cares for a wide range of medical diagnoses including diabetes, sickle cell crisis, COPD exacerbations, ESRD with pulmonary hypertension, and wound/drain/tube management
• Night shift schedule, 4x12 hours (7:00 PM - 7:00 AM)
• 13-week contract with options for 36 or 48 hours per week
• Every other weekend and every other holiday rotation required
• Block scheduling cannot be guaranteed
• Required to float within scope of practice per facility policy
• Epic EMR experience required

Requirements

• Active VA or compact RN license required (pending license accepted, must be in hand by the Wednesday before start date)
• Minimum 1 year of recent experience required
• BSN preferred
• BLS certification required; ACLS preferred
• Epic charting system experience required
• Teaching hospital, community hospital, LTAC, and Trauma Level I/II experience preferred
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred
• Skills in IV therapy, phlebotomy, central line and PICC line management preferred
• Respiratory care skills including BiPAP/CPAP management and ABG interpretation preferred
• Cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia interpretation/management skills preferred
• Wound care/wound vac and isolation precaution knowledge required
• Experience with pre/post neurosurgery, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury care preferred
• Nursys license verification required
• Two professional references required
• Copies of all required certifications required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care on a busy Med/Surg Telemetry unit within a Level I trauma teaching hospital environment
• Maximum of 40 hours of RTO approved per 13-week contract, with no additional time off approved after offer acceptance
• Time off requests around Labor Day will not be approved
• Disclose any planned vacation between sign date and start date to ensure an appropriate start date can be arranged
• Specialty-specific orientation modules completed during onboarding, recorded in Workday
• Previous UVA permanent staff or internal/external travelers must have at least 1 year of separation and leadership approval before returning
• External travelers cannot exceed 365 total assignment days at this facility and are not eligible to return once this threshold is reached
• First-time travelers may be considered for this position
• Local candidates are accepted for this unit