Travel Medical Surgical RN - $1,894 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Burlington, North Carolina.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/12/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 12, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Med/Surg RN with prior charge experience and travel assignment experience for a fast-paced 29-bed unit caring for orthopedic and medical surgical patients.

Details

• 29-bed Med/Surg unit caring for adult through geriatric patients
• High volume of total joint replacement, fracture repair, and kyphoplasty patients
• Moderate volume of other surgical procedures, inpatient, and 24-hour observation medical patients
• Telemetry monitoring available on the unit
• On-site physical therapy gym for patient rehabilitation
• Patient ratio of 1:5-6
• Night shift, 3x12 hours, 7:00pm-7:30am
• Every other weekend required (Saturday and Sunday)
• No call requirements
• Floating required as needed, including to any Cone Health campus
• RNs required to work Charge RN shifts as needed
• Unit staffed with a mixture of RNs and LPNs
• Schedules built every six weeks based on unit demand with set weekend schedules

Requirements

• Active NC or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Previous Charge RN experience required
• Epic EMR experience required
• Skilled in IV therapy, phlebotomy, and central/peripheral line management
• Experience with blood product administration and PICC line management
• Respiratory care skills including BiPAP/CPAP, chest tube, and tracheostomy management
• GI care skills including colostomy/ileostomy and feeding tube management
• Experience with continuous bladder irrigation and renal failure/hemodialysis care
• Neurological care experience with CVA and pre/post neurosurgery patients
• Experience administering heparin and PCA medications
• Skilled in interpretation of dysrhythmias and telemetry monitoring
• Wound care/wound vac and isolation precautions/PPE experience
• Must pass a compliance EKG exam (two attempts allowed)
• Valid driver's license required for address verification

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care across orthopedic, ortho trauma, total joint, and general medical surgical populations
• Charge RNs on this unit also carry a patient load
• Must reside at least 50 miles from the facility; no local candidates accepted within that radius
• RTO must be submitted with the initial application; no post-submission RTO accepted
• Third-party education verification required, with degrees from schools on the Florida Diploma Fraud Audit list not accepted
• No open background check cases permitted
• Orientation includes unit-based training modules averaging 2-4 hours

American Traveler Job ID #P-757920. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Med/Surg

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