MS/Tele Float RN
Wilmington, North Carolina
New Hanover Regional Medical Center

MS/Tele Float

Overview

• Travel/contract RN role in Wilmington, North Carolina
• Night shift: 3x12 hours, 36 hours per week
• 13-week contract
• Local candidates accepted

Setting

• ED holding support position in the float pool
• Patients are adult medical/surgical cases; PCU-level patients may also be assigned
• Expected to float to ED and MedSurg areas as needed
• Mixed high-acuity unit

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Carolina
• Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Float (2 years of experience)
• Float experience within the last year
• One completed travel assignment
• ED - Emergency Department experience
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• ACLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Must pass EKG testing prior to start

Key Skills

• MS/Tele care
• Telemetry monitoring and dysrhythmia interpretation/management
• Rapid response support
• Blood product administration
• Peripheral line and PICC line management
• Phlebotomy
• Heparin and insulin administration
• Isolation precautions
• Chest tube management
• CPAP/BiPAP and high-flow nasal cannula support
• ABG interpretation
• Oxygen therapy and non-invasive airway management
• Tracheostomy management
• Colostomy care
• Feeding tube care and management
• Renal failure care

Schedule and Assignment Details

• Target ratios: 1:6 for MS/Tele or 1:4 for PCU-level patients
• Every other weekend required
• RTO after booking is not allowed; additional RTO or call-offs may lead to cancellation and DNR
• May be assigned to storm team, hurricane team, or disaster coverage
• Consolidation to a centralized office may occur mid-contract
• Manager schedules the shifts

Preferred Experience

• NIHSS
• IV insulin protocols
• Pre/post hemodialysis management
• Accessing ports
• Central line blood draws
• Starting IVs
• CVA
• Pre/post neuro surgery
• Spinal cord injuries
• Traumatic brain injury
• Ortho trauma
• Total joint replacements
• Wound care/wound vac

Work Environment

• Navy scrubs
• Standard equipment, cardiac monitors, IV pumps, and other monitoring systems used
• Medication/documentation/communication systems include Pyxis, Epic, and SBAR