Voca Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Rochester, New York.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/17/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 48 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Med/Surg Telemetry RN – Job Requirements
Job ID: 65962718
Unit: 4500 MS/Tele
Required Qualifications
- Experience: Minimum 1 year of relevant Med/Surg Telemetry nursing experience.
- Patient Ratio Experience: Must have experience managing at least 1:6 patient ratios. Unit ratios can reach 1:7.
- Charge Nurse Experience: REQUIRED per narrative posting.
- License: Active New York RN license REQUIRED at submission — NO EXCEPTIONS.
- Certifications:
- BLS – REQUIRED
- NIHSS – REQUIRED (valid certification must be included with submission).
- Charting: Epic experience REQUIRED – hard requirement.
- Travel Experience: First-time travelers accepted if they meet patient ratio requirements.
Required Clinical Skills
- Med/Surg Telemetry nursing in a high-volume setting.
- Cardiac telemetry, dysrhythmia interpretation, and rapid response management.
- Care of complex medical patients, orthopedic overflow, and long-term complex care patients.
- IV starts, central lines, PICCs, and blood product administration.
- Heparin protocols and cardiac medication management.
- Pacemakers, PCA pumps, and feeding tube management.
- Tracheostomy care, high-flow oxygen, and noninvasive airway support.
- Wound care, wound VACs, surgical drains, and orthopedic post-operative care.
- Isolation precautions and renal failure management.
Assignment Details
Category-Details
Specialty-Med/Surg Telemetry – Unit 4500
Facility Type-Tertiary Care Hospital
Hospital Beds-528
Contract Length-13 weeks, possible extension
Shift-4x12-hour Nights
Hours-7:00 PM–7:00 AM
Weekly Hours-48 scheduled; guarantee not specified
Patient Ratios-1:5–7; typical 1:6
Weekends-Every other weekend
Floating-Required
EMR-Epic – Required
Scrubs-Navy bottoms; navy or white tops
Local Restriction-Must reside more than 75 miles from facility
First-Time Travelers-Accepted with required ratio experience
Charge Experience-Required per narrative
Submission & Compliance Requirements
- NY License: Must be active and in hand at submission.
- NIHSS: Valid certification must be included in submission.
- Epic: Prior experience is mandatory.
- RTO: Maximum 10 days.
- Local Candidates: RNs residing within 75 miles are not accepted.
- Former Employees: Must be separated from the health system for at least 6 months.
- Background: Reviewed case by case.
- Foreign Education: Notify account manager at submission if verification is needed.
- Modules: Up to 5 hours billable; additional hours nonbillable. Total modules may reach 10 hours.
- Multiple Submissions: Allowed within the health system.
Biggest Submission Deal-Breakers
- No active New York RN license at submission.
- No previous Epic experience.
- No experience managing 1:6 patient ratios.
- No previous charge nurse experience.
- Missing BLS or NIHSS.
- Less than 1 year of relevant MS/Tele experience.
- Resides within the 75-mile radius.
- More than 10 days of RTO.
- Unwilling to float.
About Voca Healthcare
As a Voca Traveler, you will gain new clinical skills, visit amazing places and meet awesome healthcare professionals.
As a travel health professional, your experience and dedication to patient care is in high demand throughout the United States. Whether you are a veteran traveler looking for your next opportunity, or you are looking to travel for the first time, Voca is here to support you. Voca’s experienced and dedicated travel team works in concert with you every step of the way. Our long-standing partnerships with some of the most respected and recognized healthcare organizations in the country allow us to identify career opportunities to help you increase your knowledge and experience while working with some of the best physicians and healthcare professionals in the world. At Voca, we strongly believe a better career results in a happier you. We are here to help you find a position that is professionally and personally rewarding.
Benefits
- Holiday Pay
- 401k retirement plan
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
- Guaranteed Hours