Med Surg / Telemetry RN
Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Novant Health Forsyth Medical Center

Registered Nurse (RN), MS/Tele

Location: Winston Salem, North Carolina Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks or longer, with an end date of 2/27 Schedule: 12-hour day shifts, 3 shifts per week (6:45 to 19:15), 36 hours per week (36- or 48-hour schedules can be offered) Weekends: Every other weekend Ratio: 1:5-6 Float Requirement: Yes Scheduling: Self-scheduling, based on unit needs Traveler Experience: Accepts first-time travelers Local Candidates: Accepted

Unit and Patient Population

• 41-bed inpatient unit with telemetry capability
• Focus on renal and limb preservation patients (lower extremity)
• Patient diagnoses include ESRD, ARF, vascular procedures, CHF, diabetes, and diabetic foot ulcers
• Hemodialysis patients are treated in the hemodialysis unit; peritoneal dialysis patients are treated on the unit, with initiation by the dialysis team
• Interdisciplinary team includes hospitalists, RN navigator, RNs, NAs, receptionist, dietary, PT/OT, and pharmacy, meeting daily
• Unit systems: Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Carolina
• Minimum 2 years of Med Surg / Telemetry experience
• Med Surg / Telemetry experience within the last year
• BLS (Basic Life Support) certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross (AHA-RQI and AHA instructor cards are acceptable)
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Interpretation and management of dysrhythmias

Pre-Start Training and Documentation

• Confidentiality agreement, education roster (2 hours 45 minutes), and tobacco-free campus acknowledgement (all candidates)
• Annual compliance training (40 minutes), with a form required to receive credit
• Medication safety training, long version (35 minutes) for nurses who prepare, dispense, and administer medications; certificate of completion required
• Non-Novant health worker clinical education checklist (North Carolina travel candidates); modules take about 8 to 10 hours for acute care
• Bloodborne pathogens training, reviewed and initialed electronically
• Hospital policies acknowledgement form
• Aya job description signed before start
• RN competency validation tool, reviewed and initialed electronically
• Optional test-out of the 8-hour EPIC Dimensions course for candidates with at least 6 months of prior EPIC experience; passing allows an in-person start on the unit at least 1 day before the original start date
• Corporate ID and I-Learn: must log in within 24 hours of setting up the password and provide a screenshot of the I-Learn home page
• Badge photo required immediately after signing; passport-style, on a white background, holding a paper with full name and phone number at stomach level

Orientation and Workplace Policies

• 24 hours of orientation (2 shifts with a preceptor, plus EMR education)
• Scrubs not provided; colors: navy or white
• Return-to-onsite (RTO) after booking is not allowed, and time cannot be worked onsite. Call-offs or additional RTO on the unit may result in cancellation and DNR.
• Interview availability must be provided for the next 72 hours when submitting candidates. The manager will not offer without interviewing the candidate first.