Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $2,063 per week

Wellspring Nurse Source is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Chapel Hill, 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

Clinical Nurse

Job Summary

The Clinical Nurse provides competent clinical nursing care consistent with professional standards. Reporting to the Nurse Manager/Director, the Clinical Nurse is responsible for coordinating and delivering patient care utilizing the nursing process in a hospital setting.

Essential Duties

Education

• Participates in identifying and meeting learning needs of self.
• Attends education programs based on identified learning needs.
• Utilizes patient education materials relevant to patient population with assistance.
• Assesses readiness to learn of the patient, family, and caregivers.
• Evaluates the developmental level of the patient and factors affecting the ability to learn.

Evaluation of Care

• Identifies expected patient outcomes.
• Seeks guidance as needed in revising the plan of care.
• Participates in discussions with interdisciplinary team members in the evaluation of patient care.
• Communicates relevant information to promote continuity of care.

Implementation

• Demonstrates competence in care for patients with complex problems, considering physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety aspects of care.
• Performs bedside point of care testing as required for the patient care plan.
• Utilizes healthcare organization and nursing standards, policies, and procedures in the delivery of care.
• Organizes and prioritizes care according to patient and family needs.
• Consults with appropriate resources in a timely manner regarding complex care issues, unusual teaching needs, and high-risk discharge planning.

Leadership

• With assistance, develops goals to promote professional growth or minimize limitations.
• Achieves goals and objectives within the identified timeframe or renegotiates with supervisors.
• Is knowledgeable about activities facilitating intra/interdepartmental collaboration.
• Participates in the development and achievement of unit goals and performance improvement activities.
• Effectively utilizes communication systems.
• Participates in promoting cost-effective care.
• Provides feedback to coworkers.
• Stays informed about public policy and regulatory guidelines affecting the healthcare environment.
• Promotes a safe, clean, and secure environment for all.

Patient Assessment

• Recognizes data from complex situations to determine priorities for care.
• Includes appropriate physical, psychosocial, educational, and safety needs.
• Synthesizes assessment data into meaningful information prior to communication with others.
• Assesses and anticipates discharge needs of individual patients and families.
• Develops relationships with families that empower them to advocate for the patient and their own needs.

Planning

• Collaborates with patients and families to prepare or update the plan of care.
• Makes use of available multidisciplinary resources in planning care.
• Utilizes a full range of communication methods to convey planning.
• Identifies and addresses cultural and ethnic issues in planning patient care.
• Demonstrates the ability to prioritize tasks for patients with complex problems.

Research

• Reads journals containing studies or articles applicable to practice.
• Brings ideas and questions to the staff for evaluation of applicability.

Qualifications

Required Skills & Experience

• One (1) year of nursing experience.

Education

• Required: Nursing Diploma or ADN/ASN from an accredited school of Nursing.
• Preferred: BSN or MSN from an accredited school of Nursing.

Certifications & Licensure

• Required: Licensed to practice as a Registered Nurse in North Carolina.
• Required: Basic Life Support (BLS) for Healthcare Provider certification (AHA or ARC).

Language Skills

Wellspring Nurse Source Job ID #38165474. 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: RN MS

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