Registered Nurse - Med Surg Telemetry
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
DCH Regional Medical Center

Travel RN Opportunity - Tuscaloosa, Alabama

Position Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse (RN) – General Surgical Unit (MS/Tele General Surgery)
• Employment Type: Travel
• Location: Tuscaloosa, Alabama
• Unit Description:

  • 32-bed General Surgical Unit specializing in postoperative care
  • Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:6
  • Focus on pain management, mobility, bedside procedures, and creating a healing environment
  • Collaboration with family practice physicians, hospitalists, and surgeons
• Work Schedule:

  • 36 or 48 hours per week
  • Holidays as required
  • Every other weekend

Requirements

• Education: Associate Degree in Nursing
• Licenses:

  • Registered Nurse license in Alabama or compact license (No temporary licenses accepted)
  • NURSYS verification required
• Certifications: AHA BLS or Red Cross CPR certification
• Experience:

  • Minimum 2 years nursing experience overall
  • At least 1 year experience in the specialty (General Surgical Unit)
  • Will consider 18 months of experience under the highest level of professional license if specialty experience is met
• Prior Travel Experience: Not explicitly required

Additional Information

• Must be willing to float to other units and hospitals
• Clinical position, patient-facing
• EMR system: Meditech
• Dress code: Solid navy scrubs
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
• Parking available

Contract Length

• 13 weeks