Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Rochester, NY
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 15, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a night-shift RN for a Med/Surg Tele unit requiring an active NY license in hand and prior charge nurse experience.

Details

• Complex care unit treating medicine, ortho overflow, and complex long-term patients within a tertiary care hospital
• Night shift schedule, 3x12 hours (19:00-07:00)
• Patient ratio of 1:5 to 1:7 for Med/Surg patients
• Floating required
• Every other weekend (EOW) required
• Epic EMR used, proficiency required

Requirements

• Active NY RN license required in hand, no exceptions
• BLS and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience required
• Previous charge nurse experience required
• Epic charting experience required
• Experience with telemetry monitoring, rapid response/code teams, pacemakers, central/PICC/peripheral line management, blood product administration, and phlebotomy
• Experience with feeding tube care, ortho trauma, total joint replacements, surgical drains, and wound care/wound vac
• Experience with high flow nasal cannula, nasal cannula, oxygen face masks, and tracheostomy management
• Experience with isolation precautions and heparin protocols

Additional Information

• Provide direct care to complex medical, ortho overflow, and long-term care patients on a Med/Surg Tele unit
• Responsible for cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation, and emergency response
• Manage cardiac and vasoactive drips (no titration) and administer PCA and thrombolytic agents
• Scrub requirement: navy on bottom, navy or white on top
• Must reside more than 75 miles from the facility to be eligible for consideration
• Local candidates within 75 miles are not accepted
• Candidates with more than 10 days of requested time off (RTO) cannot be submitted
• Previous employees must have at least 6 months since their last assignment system-wide
• First-time travelers are not eligible for this position