Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $2,545 per week

Wellspring Nurse Source 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: 10/26/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Registered Nurse (RN)

Job Description

We are seeking a qualified Registered Nurse (RN) to join our team. The ideal candidate will have experience in various critical nursing skills and a passion for providing high-quality patient care.

Required Skills and Experience

• Minimum of 2 years of experience required in the last 5 years.
• Accepts first-time travelers.
• Local candidates are welcomed with a rate difference.
• Must have proficiency in the following:
• • Heparin drips
  • PCA
  • Colostomy care
  • Feeding tube care and management
  • Blood product administration
  • Central and peripheral line care/management
  • Phlebotomy
  • PICC line management
  • IV starts
  • Management of dysrhythmias
  • Oxygen protocol management
  • Non-invasive airway management
  • Trauma-related care including traumatic brain injuries, orthopedic trauma, surgical drains, and chest tube management
  • Wound care
• Active RN license is required.
• Experience with Epic documentation is necessary.

Preferred Skills and Experience

• ACLS certification
• Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Pre/Post Hemodialysis management
• Management of drips
• Care for patients with CVA
• Pre/Post Neuro Surgery protocols
• Management of spinal cord injuries

Job Details

• Target ratios: 1:5-6 (candidates must be comfortable with these ratios).
• Shifts available: 12-hour night shifts.
• 36 or 48 hours per week accepted.
• RTO policy: Maximum of 7 days for auto offer.
• Floating required to similar units and alternate care locations with inpatients holding.
• Weekend requirement: Assignment to every other weekend.

Additional Information

Contract staff will be part of a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team. Reporting to work during catastrophic events, mass casualties, or disasters may be required. There may be a consolidation to the Centralized Office mid-contract, where staff may be preassigned to necessary units.

Patient Diagnoses

The patient population includes those with severe injuries to bones, joints, and soft tissues, traumatic brain injuries, spine injuries, and neurological trauma/nerve damage.

Unit Systems

• Pyxis
• EPIC
• SBAR

Orientation

• 12-hour unit orientation.
• 16-hour organizational education.

Scrubs

Navy scrubs are required.

Certifications

• BLS certification is required.

Must pass EKG testing prior to start for this specialty.

Wellspring Nurse Source Job ID #38048744. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: RN MS

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