Medical Surgical Neuro RN
Albuquerque, NM
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

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

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Med/Surg-Neuro RN for a day shift assignment requiring NIHSS certification and a NM or compact RN license.

Details

• 32-bed Medical Surgical - Neuro unit
• Day shift schedule (3x12 hours, 6:30 AM-7:00 PM)
• 36 or 48-hour weekly options, with overtime for hours beyond 48
• Nurse to patient ratio of 1:6
• Weekend rotation of 6 shifts within 6 weeks
• No on-call responsibilities
• Floating required to like units within scope, with brief unit orientation provided
• Participates in rapid response team activation
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active RN license (NM state or compact) required, pending license accepted if obtained prior to start
• Required certifications: BLS and NIHSS
• CPI certification preferred
• 1 year of recent relevant nursing experience required
• 1:6 patient ratio experience required
• Skills in IV therapy, phlebotomy, blood product administration, central line and PICC line management, and peripheral line care
• Respiratory care skills including chest tube management, HFNC, nasal cannula, and oxygen administration
• Experience with colostomy/ileostomy and feeding tube care
• CVA (cerebrovascular accident) experience preferred
• Medication administration experience with Heparin, Insulin, and PCA
• Wound care/wound vac and isolation precautions/PPE knowledge
• Experience with renal failure and pre/post hemodialysis management
• Surgical drain management experience

Additional Information

• Provide medical-surgical nursing care to a neurological patient population
• First-time travelers accepted, provided they have at least 24 months of nursing experience
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility, as local candidates are not accepted
• Previous staff members must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• Travel pairs or groups are not accepted
• No more than 3 days of RTO will be auto-approved, and no RTO is permitted during the first week of orientation