Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Rochester, NY
Voca Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights

Med/Surg Telemetry RN – Job Requirements

Job ID: 65962718

Unit: 4500 MS/Tele

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 1 year of relevant Med/Surg Telemetry nursing experience.
• Patient Ratio Experience: Must have experience managing at least 1:6 patient ratios. Unit ratios can reach 1:7.
• Charge Nurse Experience: REQUIRED per narrative posting.
• License: Active New York RN license REQUIRED at submission — NO EXCEPTIONS.
• Certifications:
  • BLS – REQUIRED
  • NIHSS – REQUIRED (valid certification must be included with submission).
• Charting: Epic experience REQUIRED – hard requirement.
• Travel Experience: First-time travelers accepted if they meet patient ratio requirements.

Required Clinical Skills

• Med/Surg Telemetry nursing in a high-volume setting.
• Cardiac telemetry, dysrhythmia interpretation, and rapid response management.
• Care of complex medical patients, orthopedic overflow, and long-term complex care patients.
• IV starts, central lines, PICCs, and blood product administration.
• Heparin protocols and cardiac medication management.
• Pacemakers, PCA pumps, and feeding tube management.
• Tracheostomy care, high-flow oxygen, and noninvasive airway support.
• Wound care, wound VACs, surgical drains, and orthopedic post-operative care.
• Isolation precautions and renal failure management.

Assignment Details

Category-Details

Specialty-Med/Surg Telemetry – Unit 4500

Facility Type-Tertiary Care Hospital

Hospital Beds-528

Contract Length-13 weeks, possible extension

Shift-4x12-hour Nights

Hours-7:00 PM–7:00 AM

Weekly Hours-48 scheduled; guarantee not specified

Patient Ratios-1:5–7; typical 1:6

Weekends-Every other weekend

Floating-Required

EMR-Epic – Required

Scrubs-Navy bottoms; navy or white tops

Local Restriction-Must reside more than 75 miles from facility

First-Time Travelers-Accepted with required ratio experience

Charge Experience-Required per narrative

Submission & Compliance Requirements

• NY License: Must be active and in hand at submission.
• NIHSS: Valid certification must be included in submission.
• Epic: Prior experience is mandatory.
• RTO: Maximum 10 days.
• Local Candidates: RNs residing within 75 miles are not accepted.
• Former Employees: Must be separated from the health system for at least 6 months.
• Background: Reviewed case by case.
• Foreign Education: Notify account manager at submission if verification is needed.
• Modules: Up to 5 hours billable; additional hours nonbillable. Total modules may reach 10 hours.
• Multiple Submissions: Allowed within the health system.

Biggest Submission Deal-Breakers

• No active New York RN license at submission.
• No previous Epic experience.
• No experience managing 1:6 patient ratios.
• No previous charge nurse experience.
• Missing BLS or NIHSS.
• Less than 1 year of relevant MS/Tele experience.
• Resides within the 75-mile radius.
• More than 10 days of RTO.
• Unwilling to float.