Med Surg Neuro RN Float
Wilmington, North Carolina
New Hanover Regional Medical Center

Registered Nurse: Medical Surgical Neuro

Location: Wilmington, North Carolina Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 26 weeks Shift: Night, 12-hour shifts (18:45 to 07:15) Hours: 36 or 48 hours per week accepted (48 hours per week listed) Ratio: 1:6 Local Candidates: Accepted

Unit and Work Environment

• Neuro unit
• Unit systems: Pyxis, Epic, and SBAR
• Unit orientation: 24 hours
• Scrubs: Navy blue

Required Qualifications

• Valid RN license in North Carolina
• Med Surg experience (2 years of experience)
• Med Surg experience within the last year
• ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support) issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• BLS issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) / Associate Degree in Nursing
• Neurology experience

Schedule and Expectations

• Float required
• Every other weekend required
• No more than 7 days of RTO (regular time off)
• RTO after booking is not allowed and cannot be worked out onsite. Call-offs or additional RTO on the unit could result in cancellation and DNR (do not return).
• Contract staff will be assigned to and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team.
• Contract staff may be required to report during a catastrophic event, mass casualty, or disaster.
• Consolidation to a centralized office mid-contract may occur, and staff may be pre-assigned to units as needed.

Onboarding and Compliance

• Health: TB test or chest X-ray; 9-panel or instant drug screen within 6 months of start; 2026-27 flu vaccination (intranasal accepted, exemptions reviewed case by case); measles (rubeola) titer or 2 vaccines
• Background: Background check within 6 months of start for clinical candidates; EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG required for all candidates; education verification for highest degree earned
• Documents: Photo ID, W-4, E-Verify, direct deposit form, emergency contact form, and Medical and Employee Information Release Form
• Facility-specific: Badge photo (sent immediately after signing), confidentiality agreement, hospital policies acknowledgement, tobacco-free campus acknowledgement, and education roster (2 hours 45 minutes)
• Training: Medication safety module, annual compliance training (40 minutes), and non-facility worker clinical education checklist (North Carolina travel candidates only)
• Other: Skills checklist, color blind test within 1 year (minimum 80%), and Corp ID/I-Learn home page screenshot within 24 hours of password setup