Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Wilmington, North Carolina
New Hanover Regional Medical Center

ACLS - Advanced Cardiac Life Support (preferred for this specialty)

RTO after booking is not allowed and is not allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit, could possibly turn into a cancel and DNR.

Target Ratios: 1:6-7 (Must be comfortable with these ratios) Shift: 12HR NIGHTS. 36 or 48 hours accepted. If 48, then no OT billed until after 48 hours.

Contract Length: Unit will accept contracts from 13 weeks+ up to March 15, 2025 (hard stop) to get the unit through the holidays!

Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty or disaster.

Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid contract may occur and the contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed.

Traveler Experience: Accepts 1st time travelers

Locals Accepted / Rate Difference: Yes

Skills: Must have the ability to handle heparin drips, PCA, Colostomy Care, Feeding tube care and management, Blood product Administration, Central line care/management, Peripheral line care/management, phlebotomy, PICC line management, IV starts, Management of dysrhythmias, O2 Protocol Management, Non-invasive airway management, Peripheral line care/management, Isolation Precautions/PPE, Traumatic Brain injury, ortho trauma, surgical drains, chest tubes- Emerson/Pleuravac, Nasal Cannula, Oral Suctioning, Tracheostomy Management, Wound care.

Epic documentation experience required.

If 48 hours, then no OT billed until after 48 hours.

Float Requirement: Floating to similar units and alternate care locations with inpatients holding

Weekend Requirement: Traveler will be assigned to every other weekend

Holiday Requirement: Must be able to work 2 of 3 major holidays.

RTO: 7 days MAX

Unit Systems: Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR

SCRUBS: Navy

Unit Orientation: 12-hour unit orientation, 16-hour organizational education.

Must pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty.