Travel Nurse RN - Medical-Surgical - $1,970 per week in Burlington, NC

Provide direct patient care in an inpatient Medical Surgical/Telemetry unit serving patients with multiple co-morbidities, with a specialized focus on stroke (neuro) patient populations. Manage feeding tubes, access ports, administer blood products, and provide central line, PICC line, and peripheral IV care and management, including starting IVs.

TravelNurseSource is working with Malone Healthcare to find a qualified Med/Surg RN in Burlington, North Carolina, 27215!

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in an inpatient Medical Surgical/Telemetry unit serving patients with multiple co-morbidities, with a specialized focus on stroke (neuro) patient populations
• Perform remote telemetry monitoring; on-unit telemetry monitoring preferred
• Manage feeding tubes, access ports, administer blood products, and provide central line, PICC line, and peripheral IV care and management, including starting IVs
• Deliver care involving CVA patients, nasal cannula oxygen therapy, isolation precautions, wound care, and wound VAC management
• Maintain nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:5-1:6
• Float to other system campuses as needed per facility policy

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license - must be in hand at time of submission
• BLS certification required
• NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Remote telemetry monitoring experience required
• Experience with patient ratios of 1:5-1:6 required
• Must pass a compliance EKG exam (2 attempts allowed)
• Third-party education verification required; degrees from schools on the Florida Diploma Fraud Audit list will not be accepted
• No open background check cases permitted
• Current driver's license required to verify address
• Must live at least 50 miles from the facility to be eligible
• Time-off requests (RTO) must be submitted with the application; no post-submission RTO will be accepted

Preferred Experience / Skills

• On-unit telemetry monitoring experience
• Experience caring for stroke or neurology patient populations
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work within a large, multi-campus health system offering diverse clinical exposure across inpatient settings
• First-time travel nurses are encouraged to apply, making this an excellent entry point into travel nursing