Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN
Reidsville, North Carolina
Annie Penn Hospital

Registered Nurse Travel/Contract Job in North Carolina

Location

• City: Reidsville, North Carolina

Job Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (MS/Telemetry)
• Shift: Nights, 3 shifts per week, 12 hours each (7:00 PM – 7:30 AM)
• Schedule: Every other week rotation, holidays as needed
• Contract Length: 13 weeks
• Float: Required to float between all facilities within the system

Patient Population & Care Focus

• Acutely ill medical-surgical and orthopedic patients
• Patient diagnoses include:

  • Acute/chronic respiratory illness
  • Post-op general surgery and gynecological surgery
  • Post-op total knee and hip replacements
  • Orthopedics, acute and chronic pain
  • Active GI bleeding, congestive heart failure/pulmonary edema
  • Diabetes (hyper- and hypoglycemic conditions)
  • Renal failure, drug overdose
• Patients with Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment (CIWA) score below 7
• Stable COVID-19 patients
• Exclusions: Suicidal patients, arrhythmia, radioactive therapy, uncontrolled or new onset seizures

Requirements/Qualifications

• Valid Registered Nurse (RN) license in North Carolina
• Minimum 2 years of Med Surg / Telemetry nursing experience, with experience within the last year
• Basic Life Support (BLS) certification issued by the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)