GHR Healthcare - Travel is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Madison, Wisconsin.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 12/14/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Med/Surg Telemetry Float Contract in Madison, Wisconsin
Join a leading acute-care team as a Medical-Surgical Telemetry Travel Nurse in Madison, Wisconsin. This 13-week travel nursing contract is ideal for an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) skilled in caring for complex adult patients across cardiac, spine, neuro, oncology, and general medical-surgical units.
In this acute-care nursing role, you will float across designated units, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and provide evidence-based, patient- and family-centered care. Located in Wisconsin’s vibrant capital city, Madison offers a welcoming community, beautiful lakes and outdoor recreation, diverse dining and cultural attractions, and convenient access to an engaging urban lifestyle.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Specialty: Medical-Surgical Telemetry / Float RN
- Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
- Location: Madison, Wisconsin
- Start Date: December 14, 2026
- End Date: March 15, 2027
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,250–$2,370
- Schedule: Three 12-hour night shifts per week; approximately 36 hours per week
- Shift: Nights, approximately 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.
- Weekend and Holiday Coverage: Required as needed
- Patient Population: Adult acute-care patients
- Patient Ratios: Approximately 4 patients on days and 5 patients on nights and weekends
- Floating: Willingness to float to neuro and oncology units is required
- Charting: Epic
- Orientation: 24 hours
Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse license in Wisconsin or a compact state
- At least 2 years of acute-care inpatient RN experience within the past 3 years, including experience in multiple medical-surgical units
- Recent experience caring for cardiac, spine, and neuro patient populations
- Previous travel nursing experience required
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
- Epic electronic health record documentation experience
- Basic arrhythmia interpretation and cardiac telemetry experience
- Ability to successfully complete a telemetry assessment before assignment clearance, including recognition of lethal rhythms and third-degree heart blocks
- Strong clinical judgment, communication, delegation, and teamwork skills
- Ability to work nights, weekends, holidays, and float between designated units
Travel RN Responsibilities
- Provide safe, compassionate, evidence-based nursing care to adult patients across medical-surgical, telemetry, neuro, oncology, and other designated acute-care units
- Assess patients, identify changes in condition, escalate concerns promptly, and implement appropriate nursing interventions
- Monitor cardiac rhythms and respond appropriately to dysrhythmias and other changes in clinical status
- Manage patients requiring telemetry, oxygen therapy, IV therapy, insulin protocols, heparin protocols, PCA therapy, wound care, surgical drains, chest tubes, feeding tubes, and tracheostomy care
- Care for patients before and after cardiac catheterization, cardiac angiography, myocardial infarction, neurosurgery, hemodialysis, and total joint replacement procedures
- Complete accurate and timely nursing documentation in Epic
- Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, therapists, nursing assistants, pharmacists, respiratory services, rapid response teams, and other interdisciplinary partners
- Delegate appropriately and contribute to a positive, patient- and family-centered care environment
- Float as required to support unit operations and maintain continuity of care
Apply now for this Medical-Surgical Telemetry Travel RN opportunity in Madison, Wisconsin, and bring your acute-care nursing expertise to a supportive healthcare team.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
GHR Healthcare - Travel Job ID #529462. 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: Med/Surg Tele
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