Med Surg Tele RN
Wilmington, NC
PRIDE Health
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Medical Surgical Nurse

Overview

• Location: Wilmington, North Carolina
• Employment type: Travel/contract
• Shift: Night shift, 3x12 hours
• Hours per week: 36
• Contract length: 13 weeks
• Start setting: Hospital orientation is required during the first week, and the traveler must be available each day for classes

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Carolina
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Med Surg (2 years of experience)
• Med Surg experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Must pass EKG testing before start

Schedule and Assignment Details

• Floating is required
• Weekend requirement: 12–16 weekends per contract
• Patient ratio: 1:5–6
• RTO after booking is not allowed; additional RTO or call-offs may result in cancellation and DNR
• Travelers may be assigned to storm or hurricane response duties and may be required to report during catastrophic events, mass casualty incidents, or disasters
• Mid-contract consolidation to a centralized office may occur, and reassignment to units as needed is possible

Unit Experience and Skills

• Medical-surgical and telemetry-remote monitoring experience
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Rapid Response Team use
• IV insulin protocols
• Colostomy care
• Feeding tube care and management
• Pre/post hemodialysis management
• Blood product administration
• Central line blood draw
• Peripheral line care and management
• Phlebotomy
• PICC line management
• Starting IVs
• Heparin
• PCA
• Chest tubes
• CPAP/BiPAP
• High-flow nasal cannula
• Nasal cannula
• Non-invasive airway management
• Oral suctioning
• Oxygen face masks and portable oxygen tanks
• Isolation precautions
• Wound care and wound vac

Preferred Experience

• MS/Tele experience
• Telemetry on-unit monitoring
• Accessing ports
• Insulin
• CVA
• Surgical drains
• ABG interpretation
• Tracheostomy management

Unit Notes

• Typical diagnoses include dementia, diabetes, COVID, pneumonia, COPD, sepsis, encephalopathy, GI bleed, anemia, and hip fracture
• COVID isolation area is available
• Stepdown patients are managed by stepdown staff, not medical-surgical staff

Additional Details

• Target ratio: 1:5–6
• Unit orientation: 24 hours
• Scheduling is based on unit needs
• Scrubs: Navy/white