Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
fort worth, TX
KTI Health
3x12 hrs, Days, Nights

Location: 1000 S Beckham Ave, Tyler, TX 75701
Job ID: 3367486
Specialty: Medical-Surgical/Telemetry (MS/Tele)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: November 3, 2026
Shift: Night Shift – 3×12-hour shifts
Shift Timing: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
Unit: Med/Surg – 2 North
Number of Openings: 1

Job Summary

UT Health Tyler Hospital is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) specializing in Medical-Surgical/Telemetry for a 13-week travel nursing assignment. The ideal candidate will have strong medical-surgical nursing skills, cardiac monitoring experience, and the ability to care for adult and geriatric patients in a fast-paced hospital environment.

The RN will provide comprehensive patient care, monitor cardiac rhythms, administer medications, manage IV therapy, and collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to ensure quality patient outcomes.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of Registered Nurse experience, preferably in MS/Tele.
• Active RN license valid for practice in Texas.
• BLS certification required.
• Epic charting experience required.
• Previous travel nursing experience is preferred.
• Experience caring for adult and geriatric patients.
• Ability to interpret cardiac rhythms and respond appropriately to changes in patient condition.
• Willingness to float to units with an equivalent level of acuity.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to patients in the Medical-Surgical/Telemetry unit.
• Monitor cardiac rhythms and recognize cardiac dysrhythmias.
• Assess patients, administer medications, and document care using Epic.
• Manage IV therapy, peripheral lines, central lines, and PICC lines.
• Administer blood products and provide port and vascular access care.
• Monitor oxygen therapy, including nasal cannula and BiPAP/CPAP as appropriate.
• Manage cardiac drips according to protocol; titration is not required for the listed skill.
• Follow infection control procedures, isolation precautions, and PPE guidelines.
• Provide wound care and manage wound vacs as needed.
• Respond to changes in patient condition and collaborate with rapid response and code teams.
• Coordinate care with physicians, respiratory therapy, physical therapy, pharmacy, radiology, and social services.
• Educate patients and families regarding treatment plans and ongoing care needs.

Required Clinical Skills

• Medical-Surgical and Telemetry Nursing
• Cardiac monitoring and interpretation of dysrhythmias
• IV initiation and maintenance
• Central line and PICC line management
• Peripheral line care and port management
• Blood product administration
• Oxygen administration and respiratory monitoring
• Medication administration and heparin protocols
• Remote telemetry monitoring
• Isolation precautions and PPE
• Wound care and wound vac management

Preferred Clinical Experience

• High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC)
• Arterial blood gas (ABG) interpretation
• Tracheostomy care and management
• CVA and spinal cord injury care
• Post-myocardial infarction care
• Pre- and post-cardiac catheterization care
• Pre- and post-cardiac surgery care
• Hemodialysis management and renal failure
• Feeding tube management
• PCA management
• Surgical drain management
• Rapid response and code team experience
• Trauma Level I experience

Schedule and Unit Details

• Night shift: 7:00 PM–7:00 AM.
• Three 12-hour shifts per week.
• Patient ratio: approximately 1:6.
• Weekend commitment: approximately half of the weekends during the contract, as scheduled.
• Floating required to units with equivalent acuity.
• No block scheduling.
• Unit capacity: 36 beds/rooms.
• Patient population: adults and geriatric patients.
• Orientation: 36 hours, listed as non-billable.

Important Location Restriction

Candidates residing in the following Texas counties are not eligible for this assignment:

Henderson, Anderson, Cherokee, Rusk, Panola, Smith, Gregg, Van Zandt, Wood, Upshur, Camp, Hopkins, Franklin, Titus, and Morris.