Registered Nurse/MS/Tele
Location: Wilmington, NC
Onsite Flexibility: Onsite
Contract Details
- Position Type: Contract (Travel Nursing)
- Contract Duration: 5 months
- Pay Rate: $55.00 / Hour (USD)
- Shift / Schedule: Night shift, 18:45 07:15 (4x12 Hours) will accept 36 or 48 hour contracts; Every other weekend required
- Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Job Summary
This is a Medical-Surgical/Telemetry travel nursing position at a hospital facility in Wilmington, NC. The unit operates at a 1:6 nurse-to-patient ratio on a night shift schedule (18:45 07:15, 4x12 hours). The unit accepts first-time travelers as well as local candidates. Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team, and may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty, or disaster. Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid-contract may occur, and contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide care for patients with diagnoses including but not limited to: diabetes, dementia, COVID, pneumonia, COPD, sepsis, encephalopathy, GI bleed, anemia, hip fracture, CHF, UTI, various surgical recovery cases, renal failure, hypertension, cellulitis, and failure to thrive
- Interpret and manage dysrhythmias; perform remote telemetry monitoring
- Utilize Rapid Response/Code teams as appropriate
- Manage and care for patients with bowel obstructions, colostomy/ileostomy, feeding tubes, and renal failure including pre/post hemodialysis management
- Administer blood products; perform central line blood draws, peripheral line care/management, PICC line management, phlebotomy, and initiation/maintenance of IVs
- Administer and manage Heparin, Insulin, and PCA
- Manage chest tubes (Emerson/PleurEvac); manage BiPAP/CPAP and High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
- Provide non-invasive airway management including nasal cannula, oral suctioning, oxygen administration, and oxygen tanks
- Maintain Isolation Precautions/PPE and perform wound care/wound vac management
- Float to main campus (NHRMC, approximately 32 minutes away) as required
- Self-schedule within unit scheduling policies (RTO: 7 days MAX per contract; must be able to work holidays; no block schedules unless a weekend block)
- Utilize Pyxis for medication management
- Complete 24-hour unit orientation
Required Skills
- Med/Surg and MS/Tele nursing proficiency
- Interpretation of dysrhythmias
- Management of dysrhythmias
- Telemetry remote monitoring
- Use of Rapid Response/Code teams
- Bowel obstruction management
- Colostomy/ileostomy management/care
- Feeding tube care and management
- Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management
- Renal failure management
- Blood Product Administration
- Central line blood draw
- Peripheral Line Care/Management
- Phlebotomy
- PICC line management
- Starting and maintaining IVs
- Heparin administration
- Insulin administration
- PCA management
- Chest tubes Emerson/PleurEvac
- BiPAP/CPAP management/maintenance
- High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
- Nasal Cannula
- Non-invasive airway management
- Oral suctioning
- Oxygen administration
- Oxygen tanks
- Isolation Precautions/PPE
- Wound Care/Wound Vac
- Ability to work holidays
- Ability to work every other weekend
- Ability to float to main campus (NHRMC) as required
- Must be able to work during catastrophic events, mass casualty, or disaster as part of Storm Team/Hurricane Team assignment
Preferred Skills
- Charge nurse experience
- ACLS certification
- Telemetry on the unit monitoring
- Post Angiogram care
- Post cardiac surgery care
- Post MI care
- IV insulin protocols
- Bariatric surgery care
- Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI)
- Accessing/Managing Ports
- CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident) management
- Substance Withdrawal management
- Surgical drains management
- Interpretation of Arterial Blood Gases (ABGs)
- Pre/Post Thoracic Surgery care
- Tracheostomy care/management
- Previous Charge Experience
- Electronic Documentation
- Community Hospital Experience
Education Requirements
- Active RN License required
- BLS certification required
- NIHSS certification required
- Must pass EKG Testing prior to start (required for this specialty)
- Flu vaccination required (Medical/Religious exemptions only)
Required Experience
- Minimum 2 years of RN experience required (hard stop)
- Unit accepts first-time travelers
Work Environment / Physical Requirements
- Night shift: 18:45 07:15 (4x12 Hours); unit will accept 36 or 48 hour contracts
- Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:6
- Every other weekend required
- RTO: 7 days MAX per contract
- No call requirement
- Float requirement: Yes traveler may be required to float to main campus (NHRMC, approximately 32 minutes away)
- No block schedules unless a weekend block
- Must be able to work holidays
- Scheduling type: Self
- Scrubs: Navy Blue or White
- Unit orientation: 24 hours
- Contract staff will be assigned to Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team; may be required to report to work during catastrophic events, mass casualty, or disaster
- Consolidation to Centralized Office mid-contract may occur; contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed
- Medication system: Pyxis
Important Notes
- Must pass EKG Testing prior to start this is a hard requirement for this specialty
- Hard stops: 2 years of experience required; 7 days MAX RTO per contract; must be able to work holidays; no block schedules unless a weekend block
- Interview availability for the next 72 hours must be provided at time of submission; the manager will not extend an offer without first speaking to the candidate
- COVID-19 vaccination: Not required
- Flu vaccination: Required (Medical/Religious exemptions only)
About the Client
This client is a healthcare organization operating within the hospital and health system sector, serving patients across its medical-surgical and telemetry units in the Wilmington, NC area with access to a main campus approximately 32 minutes away. The facility supports a wide range of patient diagnoses and employs registered nurses, charge nurses, and clinical support professionals across medical-surgical, telemetry, and specialty care units. Travel nursing contracts are managed through an MSP and emphasize structured, procedurally rigorous care delivery for a diverse patient population.
About GTT
GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Job Number: 26-11188
Industry: Healthcare