Travel Nurse RN - Medical-Surgical in Towson, MD

Maintain compliance with required certifications, including NIHSS , and complete facility-required certifications (mRs/SIREN and Basic EKG at 85% or higher) within 48 hours if offered. Opportunity to work in a well-established acute care facility on a beautiful suburban campus with a strong reputation for combining community and university-level medicine.

Job ID: 902778
Job Title

Registered Nurse (RN) - Medical Surgical / Telemetry (Nights)
Location

Towson, MD | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Night Shift | Full-Time
Key Responsibilities

• Assess, plan, implement, evaluate, and document nursing care for patients in accordance with organizational policies and professional nursing practice standards
• Deliver and oversee quality nursing services for assigned patients, including those under your direction
• Utilize specialized knowledge, judgment, and nursing skills to assess data and provide care appropriate to the physical and developmental age of each patient
• Care for stroke unit patients, requiring comfort and proficiency with stroke-specific protocols and assessments
• Accept and manage Telemetry patients as needed throughout the shift
• Maintain compliance with required certifications, including NIHSS, and complete facility-required certifications (mRs/SIREN and Basic EKG at 85% or higher) within 48 hours if offered

Required Qualifications

• Active Maryland RN license (Nursys verification required, must be less than 30 days old)
• Active American Heart Association BLS certification required at time of submission
• Active NIHSS Certification (completed via NIHStrokeScale.org) required at time of submission
• 2+ years of recent Med Surg/Telemetry experience
• 2+ years of experience working with stroke patients, documented on resume
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Must be willing to work the facility's schedule without scheduling restrictions
• COVID vaccination required (declinations not accepted); Flu vaccination required (declinations not accepted)
• Local candidates are welcome; no radius rule applies

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Demonstrated experience and comfort level with stroke patient populations in an acute care setting
• Familiarity with telemetry monitoring and EKG interpretation
• Experience with mRs/SIREN protocols or similar stroke outcome assessment tools

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a well-established acute care facility on a beautiful suburban campus with a strong reputation for combining community and university-level medicine
• Overtime may be available at 1.5x the hourly rate after 48 hours, with holiday and call-back pay also available where applicable