Med Surg/Telemetry Registered Nurse
Hattiesburg, MS
PRIDE Health
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Registered Nurse - Med Surg/Telemetry

Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Employment Type: Clinical
Shift: 6:45 PM to 7:15 AM (12-hour shifts)
Schedule: 48 hours per week, every other weekend required
Contract Length: 9 weeks

Job Summary

• Provide nursing care under direct supervision of Patient Care Coordinator.
• Implement nursing process: assessment, planning, intervention, and evaluation.
• Collaborate with Patient Care Coordinator, physicians, and ancillary staff.
• Accountable for patient care and documentation.
• May be floated to any Med Surg/Telemetry unit to maintain coverage and prevent bed closures.
• Not assigned Emergency Room patients.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver age-appropriate care and intervene promptly when patient conditions worsen.
• Perform technical nursing skills including medication administration, IV access and maintenance, Foley catheter care, venipuncture, blood product administration, restraint application, sterile dressing, and complex/routine treatments.
• Operate and troubleshoot equipment such as traction devices, wound vacuums, sequential compression devices, continuous passive motion machines, telemetry monitors, blood glucose monitors, and specialty beds.
• Safely position and assist patients using devices like abduction pillows, splints, slings, braces, neck collars, walkers, crutches, and immobilizers.
• Maintain thorough, timely documentation and communicate effectively with healthcare team members.
• Stay current with clinical skills, competencies, equipment, and certifications required for the nursing area.
• Provide individualized care plans, prompt interventions for clinical changes, and prevent complications in cardiac monitoring, stroke care, and medical-surgical patients.
• Promote a culture of caring, teamwork, and courtesy in all interactions.
• Practice financial responsibility by using supplies efficiently and supporting timely patient discharges.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience as a Med Surg Telemetry Registered Nurse.
• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license for the state of Mississippi.
• Experience with Epic electronic medical records system.
• Ability to work 36 to 48 hours per week with no PTO during orientation.
• Must be able to work every other weekend.
• Professional appearance required, including natural or neutral hair colors.

Additional Information

• Orientation occurs on Tuesdays.
• Short-term assignment with an expected need of 8 weeks; facility may reduce to 6 weeks with two weeks’ notice.
• No scheduling restrictions.
• Scrubs color: Galaxy Blue.
• Timekeeping system: Kronos.

This position supports a professional patient-care environment and requires flexibility to float between Med Surg and Telemetry units as needed.