MS/Tele RN
Wilmington, NC
American Traveler
4x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 23, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Med/Surg Tele RN for a night shift inpatient surgical unit requiring 2 years of surgical experience and comfort with 1:6 ratios.

Details

• Inpatient surgical unit combining adult medical surgical and surgical stepdown acuity
• Night shift, 4x12 hours, 1845-0715
• 36 or 48 hour contracts accepted, 13-26 week contract lengths considered
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required as needed
• No on-call required
• Patient ratio of 1:6 on the floor for surgical/medicine inpatients
• Wide range of surgical and trauma diagnoses including appendicitis, cholecystitis, MVAs, gunshot wounds, stabbings, falls, cancers, kidney stones, bowel obstruction, and more
• Performs or supports procedures such as cholecystectomy, appendectomy, hernia repair, TURP, ostomy creation/closure, wound debridement, tumor removal, amputations, and fem pop bypass
• Uses wound vacs, chest tubes, NG tube/Corpak, JP drains, hemovac drains, and Penrose drains
• Utilizes Pyxis, EPIC, and SBAR communication

Requirements

• Active RN license (NC or Compact) required, pending license accepted at submission
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of surgical unit nursing experience required
• Must be comfortable with 1:6 patient ratios
• Trauma Level II experience preferred
• Charge nurse experience preferred
• Skills in respiratory care including BiPAP/CPAP, chest tube management, HFNC, and non-invasive airway management
• IV therapy, phlebotomy, blood product administration, and central/peripheral/PICC line care experience
• Feeding tube care and management experience
• Experience with heparin protocols and PCA management
• Cardiac monitoring and dysrhythmia management skills
• Experience with isolation precautions/PPE and wound care/wound vac management
• First-time travelers will be considered if experienced

Additional Information

• Provide nursing care to adult medical-surgical and surgical stepdown patients with a wide range of surgical and trauma diagnoses
• Complete 2 days of hospital orientation plus 24 hours of floor training
• Must pass EKG testing prior to start for this specialty
• Scrub requirement: all navy, or navy bottoms with white top
• May be assigned to a Storm Team or Hurricane Team and required to report during catastrophic events or mass casualty incidents
• Consolidation to a centralized office may occur mid-contract with reassignment to units as needed
• Local candidates accepted at a local rate within 50 miles of the facility
• Former Novant Health or New Hanover PERM/PRN/EP employees must wait 12 months before applying, with facility approval required
• Up to 7 days of RTO auto-approved if not on a holiday, with no RTO allowed during the first week of assignment
• Must work 2 of 3 major holidays
• Travel pairs allowed if on different units with separate transportation