Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry - $1,930 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Macon, Georgia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• 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: Jul 20, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Med/Surg Telemetry position at a Level 1 Trauma, academic teaching hospital, requiring at least 2 years of Med/Tele experience and cardiac monitoring skills.

Details

• Works on a 30-bed cardiac step-down unit (5 Heart) in a 637-licensed-bed Level 1 Trauma teaching hospital
• Patient population includes pre/post cardiac and step-down ICU patients with diagnoses such as CHF, COPD, STEMI, NSTEMI, and sepsis
• RN-to-patient ratio of 1:4–6; 2–3 CNAs available per shift
• Performs tracheostomy care, chest tube management, PIV starts, glucommander, insulin drips, heparin drips, and titrating cardiac drips (BP titration not required)
• Skills required include IV insertion and management, central line care, wound care, post-op monitoring, telemetry interpretation, and discharge planning
• EMR: Epic (experience noted); IV pumps: Alaris; medication dispensing: Pyxis; monitors: Philips
• 12-hour night shifts, 7p–7a, 36 hours per week
• Weekend rotation: 6 shifts per 6-week schedule
• No on-call requirements
• Floating required to all in-house Med/Surg Telemetry units
• Central Telemetry Unit provides telemetry monitoring support

Requirements

• Active GA or Compact RN license required
• Current BLS certification required
• Basic Cardiac Rhythm (BCR/EKG rhythm interpretation) required
• ACLS preferred but not required
• Medical-Surgical nursing certification preferred but not required
• Minimum 2 years of Med/Surg Telemetry RN experience required, with most recent experience within the last year
• Level 1 Trauma and/or academic teaching hospital experience required
• Strong cardiac monitoring and telemetry interpretation skills required
• Last 4 digits of SSN and full date of birth required for consideration
• Minimum 1 professional reference dated within the past year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN

Additional Information

• Orientation consists of 1 day of general facility orientation plus educational modules, followed by 2 days of departmental orientation
• CNAs assist with vital signs, glucose checks, baths, feeding, ambulation, turning, hourly rounding, and patient transport; a dedicated hospital transport team is also available
• Unit secretary on unit 7a–11p; house-wide call secretary available 11p–7a
• Charge nurse, resource team, discharge nurses, respiratory therapy, hospitalist, and intensivist all available 24/7
• PICC team available; nurses draw from central venous lines; most units use lab-collect phlebotomy
• Holiday coverage: travelers are expected to work 75% of major holidays (Thanksgiving or day after, 12/24 or 12/25, 12/31 or 1/1)
• RTO requests require manager approval
• Scrub color for RNs is navy
• A clinical interview with the unit manager is required
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Candidates who have worked a permanent position at an AHSE facility must have been separated for at least 1 year before being considered
• Local candidates are accepted — no radius rule applies; the same rate applies to local travelers

American Traveler Job ID #P-684330. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Med/Surg Tele

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