Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Huntersville, NC
Wayward Medical
3x12 hrs, Nights
Relocation Bonus
$1,876/weekOverview
- Start Date12/14/2026
- Shift Breakdown3x12 hrs
- ShiftNights
- Duration13 weeks
Pay
Benefits
- Guaranteed Hours
- Relocation bonus
- Retention bonus
- Weekly pay
- Medical benefits
- Vision benefits
- Dental benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Holiday Pay
- Discount program
Description
There are a lot of travel nursing agencies.
Most of them can submit you to a job.
The difference is what happens after you click apply.
At Wayward Medical Staffing, you get one point of contact, straight answers, permission before submission, and real check ins that are not just disguised extension calls.
We do the boring stuff well.
We answer fast.
We tell the truth.
We get your permission before putting your name in front of a facility.
And when something gets weird on assignment, we pick up the phone.
We’re not a billion-dollar staffing machine with five departments and four handoffs before someone learns your name.
We’re a Mom and Pop shop who puts relationships first. We’re built for travelers who want to be treated like humans, not chart numbers.
That means we stay with you through the full assignment, help you navigate the messy parts, and start thinking about your next contract before this one ends.
Our rule is simple:
No one gets burned.
If you want an agency that communicates clearly, follows through, and actually sticks around after you start, apply with Wayward.
We’ll walk you through the details and help you decide if this assignment is the right fit.
MS/Tele Registered Nurse (Travel/Contract)
Location: Huntersville, North Carolina
Assignment Overview
- Employment type: Travel/Contract
- Contract length: 13 weeks
- Shift: Night, 12-hour shifts, 18:45 to 07:15
- Hours: 36 or 48 hours per week can be offered
- Target ratio: 1:5 to 1:6
- Scheduling: Unit schedules
- Weekends: Every other weekend
- Scrubs: Any combination of navy and white
- Unit systems: Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR
Patient Population
Variable med-surg unit with a focus on cardiac and neurology services. Patients include:
- Stroke, hip and knee, and colorectal cancer certified patients
- ERAS, general surgical, and occasional GYN surgery patients
- Hospice, cardiac, and pre- and post-cath patients
- Tele neurology and oncology patients
Required Qualifications
- Valid RN license in North Carolina
- Med Surg / Telemetry (2 years of experience)
- Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
- BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
- NIHSS
- Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
- IV insertion skills
Job Expectations
- Floating: Floating to other med-surg units is required as needed.
- COVID patients: Travelers must take COVID patients if necessary. Pregnant team members are exempt.
- Orientation: Two 12-hour unit orientation shifts. Travelers must be available for hospital orientation classes each day in week one.
- Time off after booking: Not allowed. Time off cannot be worked out onsite. Call-offs or additional time off on the unit could result in cancellation.
- Time off for auto offer: 7 days maximum
Onboarding Requirements
- Background check: Required within 90 days of start
- Education verification: Required for the highest degree specific to the candidate's profession
- Physical exam: Required within 1 year of start
- TB screening: Negative PPD, Qgold, or Tspot within 1 year of start
- Drug screen: Negative 10-panel drug screen within 30 days of start
- Flu vaccination: Required for all candidates
- Immunity titers (Rubeola, Mumps, Rubella, Varicella): Titer or 2 vaccines. Negative or equivocal titers require 2 boosters 28 days apart; declinations are not accepted.
- Hepatitis B: Titer, vaccine series, or facility Hep B declination
- Fit testing: Required, with any N95 mask within 1 year of start, or completion of PAPR training
- Professional references: 2 within 3 years of start
- Performance evaluation: Required if the candidate has worked with the agency for over a year
- Employment application: Must be uploaded
- Facility training: Confidentiality agreement, education roster, tobacco-free campus acknowledgement, annual compliance training, medication safety module, and hospital policies acknowledgement
Employer
Wayward Medical
Wayward Sounds...
Like a Travel Nursing Agency that zigged while everyone else zagged.
Most agencies fight over the same giant hospitals.
We chose the places where travelers are remembered, not rotated through.
Critical Access Hospitals are where nurses get autonomy, community, and stories worth telling.
Less factory-line healthcare. More human healthcare. That’s the road we chose.
Built for travelers who want:
- Rural adventure
- A Recruiter who actually picks up the phone
- A career that feels meaningful
Huntersville, NC
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