Travel Neuro Medical-Surgical RN - $2,509 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/31/2026
• Duration: 26 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 31, 2026
• Length: 26 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Neuro Med/Surg night shift position requiring 2 years of experience and open to first-time travelers.

Details

• Work in the Medical Surgical unit with a Neuro focus in a hospital setting
• General medicine patient population with a focus on neurological diagnoses including CVA
• Patient ratio of 1:6
• Night shift, 4x12 hours, 18:45-7:15
• 36 or 48 hour weekly schedules accepted
• 13-26 week contract lengths accepted
• Weekend requirement of 5-6 shifts, equating to every other weekend
• Floating required, with travelers floating first
• Uses Pyxis for medication, EPIC for documentation, and SBAR for communication
• May be assigned to a Storm Team/Hurricane Team and required to report during catastrophic events or disasters

Requirements

• Active RN license, NC or Compact, pending acceptable at submission
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• NIHSS certification preferred
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Neuro and telemetry experience preferred
• Charge RN experience or willingness to learn preferred
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Skills in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, IV therapy, and peripheral line care
• Must pass EKG testing prior to start

Additional Information

• Provide patient care using a teamwork approach with a strong focus on patient safety
• Neurological and psychiatric patient care skills utilized alongside respiratory and IV therapy management
• 24-hour unit orientation provided, with weekly onboarding sessions
• Navy blue scrubs required and not provided by facility
• Local candidates within 50 miles accepted at a lower pay rate
• Previous Novant Health or New Hanover PERM, PRN, or EP employees must wait 12 months before applying, with facility approval required
• Current travel per diem clinicians with this facility must choose between travel or per diem status
• Up to 7 days of RTO can be auto-approved if not falling on a holiday, with no RTO permitted during the first week of assignment
• Must work 2 of 3 major holidays
• Travel pairs are allowed if on different units with own transportation
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply

American Traveler Job ID #P-736872. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48 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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