Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry
Winston-Salem, NC
Voca Healthcare
4x12 hrs, Nights

Med/Surg – Post-Surgical RN – Job Requirements

Job ID: 65945409

Health System: Novant Health / New Hanover

Required Qualifications

• Experience: Minimum 2 years of RN experience REQUIRED.
• Specialty Experience: Post-surgical nursing experience strongly emphasized, including general surgery, GI, orthopedic/spine, vascular, and hepatobiliary patients.
• License: North Carolina RN or compact RN license. Pending license accepted at submission.
• Certifications:
  • BLS – Required
  • NIHSS – Listed in structured requirements
  • ACLS – Listed with an asterisk; confirm whether required or preferred
• Charting: Epic experience REQUIRED.
• Clinical Skills: IV starts, telemetry, post-operative nursing care, and EKG interpretation.
• Travel Experience: First-time travelers accepted.
• EKG Testing: Must pass before start.

Required Clinical Skills

• Post-operative care for colorectal, GI, general surgery, vascular, orthopedic/spine, and hepatobiliary patients.
• Telemetry and cardiac rhythm interpretation.
• IV starts, IV medication administration, and blood products.
• Central lines, PICC lines, and surgical drain management.
• PCA pumps, pain management, and post-operative monitoring.
• Wound care, wound VACs, and feeding tubes.
• Heparin and insulin protocols.
• Rapid response and emergency interventions.

Assignment Details

Category-Details

Specialty-Med/Surg – Post-Surgical

Contract Length-13 weeks or longer, subject to end-date approval

Shift-12-hour nights

Hours-6:45 PM–7:15 AM

Weekly Hours-36 or 48

Patient Ratio-1:6

Unit Beds-39

Average Census-35

Patient Population-Adults and geriatrics

Weekends-Every other weekend

Floating-Occasional; within or near facility

Scheduling-Self-scheduling with manager input

Block Scheduling-Case-by-case manager approval

EMR-Epic

Medication System-Pyxis

Orientation-36 hours

Scrubs-Navy blue or white; not provided

Locals-Accepted within 50 miles at reduced rate

Submission & Compliance Requirements

• RTO: Up to 7 days automatically approved, excluding holidays. No RTO during the first week.
• No Additional RTO After Booking: Strictly enforced. Additional RTO or call-offs may result in cancellation and do-not-rehire status.
• Holidays: Must work 2 of 3 major holidays.
• Compliance: Lab visit and required testing must be completed within 48 hours of signing.
• Flu Vaccine: Required; medical/religious exemptions accepted.
• Former Employees: Previous Novant/New Hanover permanent, PRN, or extended-pool employees must wait 12 months before returning as travelers.
• References: May be pending at submission.
• Travel Pairs: Accepted on separate units with disclosure.
• Modules: Approximately 8–10 hours of nonbillable acute-care modules before start.

Biggest Submission Deal-Breakers

• Less than 2 years of RN experience.
• No relevant post-surgical nursing background.
• No Epic experience.
• Missing BLS certification.
• Unable to pass the required EKG test.
• Unwilling to work every other weekend or required holidays.
• Unable to float as needed.
• Requests for additional time off after booking.
• Unable to complete required compliance testing within 48 hours.