Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Shelby North, NC
TalentBurst, Inc
3x12 hrs, Days

🩺 Travel RN – MedSurg/Tele (12hr Days)

📍 Location: Shelby, NC (Zip: 28150)

🏥 Facility: 241-Bed, Level 3 Trauma Center & Certified Stroke/Chest Pain Center

⏰ Shift: Day Shift | 0645–1900 (36 hours/week)

🗓️ Schedule: 6-week cycle | Every Other Weekend (EOW) | 75% Holiday Commitment

🔵 Scrub Color: Navy Blue

💰 Position Highlights

• First-Time Travelers Welcome! Perfect opportunity to break into travel nursing.
• Paid Drive Time: If floated mid-shift, you remain on the clock and get paid for your travel time.
• Free Parking: No hidden campus parking fees.
• Top-Tier Tech: Fully equipped with EPIC EMR, Alaris Pumps, Omnicell, and Phillips monitors.

📋 Unit & Ratio Details

• Unit Size: 32 Beds (Average Census: 28)
• Standard Ratios: Days: 1:4–6 (Note: Can surge up to 1:7–8 during high-census peaks)
• CNA Ratio: 1:10–11 (up to 1:16 based on staffing)
• Ancillary Support: 24/7 RT, Hospitalists, and Intensivists; dedicated Telemetry Techs, Phlebotomy, and an IV/VAT Team.
• Common Patient Types: Total joint replacements, colon resections, amputations, hip fractures, gallbladder/appendectomies, SBO, NG tubes, and medical overflow.

🛑 Critical Floating Requirements

Please Read Before Applying: This position requires regional flexibility. You must be willing to float to neighboring facilities within Region 3 based on network needs. This includes: Cleveland, Kings Mountain, Lincoln, and the Central Division (CMC Main, Mercy, LCH). Please decline if you are not agreeable to floating.

🛠️ Qualifications & Skills

• Experience: Minimum 18 months of recent Med/Surg or Telemetry RN experience.
• Licensure/Certifications: Active RN License, BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS.
• Core Skills Required:
  • Cardiac rhythm interpretation
  • Management of non-titrating cardiac drips (Cardizem/Amiodarone)
  • Central line management & PIV starts
  • Wound care and drain/tube management

🛫 Orientation & Time Off

• Orientation: Facility NEO + 2 days of dedicated departmental floor orientation.
• On-Call: Low census call potential (Callback window up to 3:00 PM for day shifts).
• Requested Time Off (RTO): Up to 6 days can be approved (excludes holidays). Note: Approved RTO must be tacked onto the end of the contract to meet total contracted hours.

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