Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Hattiesburg, MS
Integrated Healthcare Services
4x12 hrs

Registered Nurse - Med Surg/Telemetry

Location: Hattiesburg, Mississippi
Employment Type: Clinical
Shift: Night (6:45 pm to 7:15 am)
Hours: 12-hour shifts, 42 hours per week
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.
• Assist Emergency Department by holding patients; floated to Med Surg/Telemetry units as needed to maintain coverage and prevent bed closures.
• Not assigned ER patients.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide age-appropriate care and intervene promptly when patient condition worsens.
• Perform technical nursing skills: medication administration, IV access/start, IV line and Foley catheter maintenance, venipuncture, blood product administration, restraint application and monitoring, sterile dressing, and complex/routine treatments.
• Operate and troubleshoot equipment such as traction devices, wound vacuum systems, 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.
• Promote compassionate care, teamwork, and customer service.
• Use supplies cost-efficiently and support timely patient discharge.

Required Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in Mississippi
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Minimum 2 years of Med Surg / Telemetry nursing experience, including experience within the last year
• Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS)
• Certification in Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Experience with Epic electronic medical record (EMR) system
• Competency in Moderate Sedation

Additional Information

• Orientation on Tuesdays.
• Must work 36 hours per 48-hour schedule or all 48-hour work weeks.
• Every other weekend required.
• Short-term assignment with ASAP start date; facility may reduce need from 9 to 6 weeks with two-week notice.
• No scheduling restrictions.
• Professional appearance required, including natural or neutral hair colors.
• Scrubs color: Galaxy Blue.
• Overtime modifier applies to this role.

Skills & Competencies

• Patient care, nursing process, assessment, planning, intervention.
• Cardiac monitoring and stroke care.
• Documentation and bedside shift reporting.
• Equipment maintenance and troubleshooting.
• Compassionate and courteous patient interactions.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.