Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Lima, OH
GHR Healthcare
3x12 hrs

Experienced Travel Registered Nurse needed for a 13-week Med-Surg Telemetry assignment in Lima, Ohio, caring for adult, geriatric, orthopedic, postoperative, trauma, and medical patients on night shifts.

Join a collaborative orthopedic stepdown and medical-surgical telemetry team in Lima, Ohio. This on-site travel nursing opportunity is designed for an experienced Registered Nurse who is confident caring for adult and geriatric patients with orthopedic, postoperative, trauma, and medical conditions. You will work on a 28-bed unit alongside supportive clinical staff while providing attentive, evidence-based care in a fast-paced acute-care setting.

Lima offers a welcoming northwest Ohio community with convenient access to local parks, dining, cultural attractions, and regional travel routes—an appealing destination for healthcare professionals seeking a comfortable travel nursing assignment location.

Travel RN Job Details

• Location: Lima, Ohio
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,130–$2,250
• Assignment Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• Schedule: Three 12-hour night shifts per week, approximately 36 hours weekly
• Shift: Nights; rotating weekends and holidays
• Healthcare Setting: 28-bed orthopedic stepdown and Med-Surg Telemetry unit
• Patient Population: Primarily orthopedic patients, including postoperative back, neck, knee, and hip patients, as well as trauma, medical, bariatric surgery, adult, and geriatric patients
• Assignment Note: Travel nursing assignment; local candidates are not eligible

Med-Surg Telemetry RN Job Requirements

• At least 2 years of Registered Nurse experience, including acute-care experience
• Current RN license in the working state or a valid compact RN license
• Current BLS certification
• Current ACLS certification
• Successful completion of a dysrhythmia examination
• Strong telemetry assessment and cardiac rhythm-recognition skills
• Ability to care for postoperative orthopedic patients and manage surgical drains such as JP, Hemovac, and True-Close drains
• Excellent communication, clinical judgment, adaptability, and patient advocacy skills

Travel Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Perform comprehensive initial and ongoing assessments of patients' physical, emotional, and psychosocial needs.
• Develop, prioritize, implement, and evaluate individualized plans of care using the nursing process.
• Monitor telemetry patients and recognize changes in cardiac rhythm or clinical condition.
• Safely administer medications, including heparin infusions, and evaluate treatment effectiveness.
• Care for patients recovering from orthopedic, bariatric, and other surgical procedures, including patients with back, hip, knee, and neck injuries or surgeries.
• Manage surgical drains and monitor patients with supplemental oxygen, including nasal cannula, non-rebreather, Venturi mask, and non-continuous BiPAP as indicated.
• Respond promptly to changes in patient condition and escalate concerns using sound clinical judgment.
• Coordinate care with providers, therapists, nursing staff, patients, families, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Provide patient and family education related to diagnoses, treatments, medications, mobility, recovery, and discharge planning.
• Promote patient safety, privacy, infection prevention, cultural inclusion, and quality improvement practices.

Apply now for this Med-Surg Telemetry Registered Nurse travel assignment in Lima, Ohio, and join a collaborative healthcare team.

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