Registered Nurse/MS/Tele

Registered Nurse/MS/Tele

Location: Wilmington, NC

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract
• Contract Duration: 3 months
• Pay Rate: $55.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: Night shift, 4x12 hours (18:45 07:15)
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

This is a travel/contract Registered Nurse position on a combination acuity unit serving adult medical-surgical and surgical stepdown patients. The unit carries a nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:6 for floor surgical/medicine inpatient patients. Contracts of 13 26 weeks are accepted, and shifts of 36 or 48 hours per week are accepted (if 48 hours, no overtime is billed until after 48 hours). The facility is a healthcare organization located in Wilmington, NC.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide nursing care to a wide range of patients who have had or plan to have surgery, or who are involved in trauma situations
• Interpret and manage dysrhythmias
• Utilize Rapid Response Teams as appropriate
• Administer blood products
• Perform central line care and management
• Perform peripheral line care and management
• Manage surgical drains
• Administer oxygen via nasal cannula
• Perform non-invasive airway management
• Implement and maintain isolation precautions
• Perform wound care and wound vac management
• Work every other weekend as required
• Float to like units when needed
• Operate unit systems including Pyxis, EPIC, and SBAR for medication, documentation, and communication
• Operate specialty equipment including wound vacs, chest tubes, NG tube/Corpak, JP drains, Hemovac drains, and Penrose drains
• Be assigned to and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team; may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty, or disaster
• Be aware that consolidation to the Centralized Office mid-contract may occur and contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed

Required Skills

• Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• Management of dysrhythmias
• Use of Rapid Response Teams
• Blood product administration
• Central line care/management
• Peripheral line care/management
• Surgical drains
• Nasal cannula
• Non-invasive airway management
• Isolation precautions
• Wound care/wound vac

Preferred Skills

• Titrate cardiac drips
• Titrate vasoactive drips
• Chest tubes Emerson/Pleur-evac
• Travel nursing experience (preferred but not required)

Education Requirements

• BLS certification required
• ACLS certification required
• NIH stroke scale certification required
• Must pass EKG testing prior to start for this specialty

Required Experience

• Minimum 2 years of surgical unit experience required

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Night shift, 12-hour shifts (18:45 07:15)
• Every other weekend required
• Float requirement: when needed to like units
• Patient diagnoses include a wide range of surgical and trauma presentations: Cellulitis, Appendicitis, Cholecystitis, Diverticulitis, Motor Vehicle Accidents, Gun Shots, Stabbings, Falls, Various Cancers, Kidney Stones, Bowel Obstruction, Peripheral Vascular Disease, Limb Ischemia, Hernia, Gangrene
• Special procedures include a wide range of inpatient surgical and trauma procedures: Cholecystectomy, Appendectomy, Hernia Repair, TURP, Ostomy Creation or Closure, Wound Debridement, Tumor Removal, Kidney Stone Removal, Amputations, Fem Pop Bypass
• Special equipment in use: Wound Vacs, Chest Tubes, NG tube/Corpak, JP Drains, Hemovac Drains, Penrose Drains
• Unit systems (Medication, Documentation, Communication): Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR
• Scheduling type: as needed
• Scrubs: All Navy or Navy on bottom/White Top
• Flu vaccination required (medical/religious exemptions only)
• COVID-19 vaccination: Not required
• Contract staff will be assigned to and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team; may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty, or disaster; consolidation to the Centralized Office mid-contract may occur

Important Notes

• RTO (Return to Origin) after booking is not allowed and is not allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call offs or additional RTO on unit could possibly result in a contract cancellation and DNR (Do Not Rehire).
• Must pass EKG testing prior to start for this specialty.
• Unit orientation: 2 days of hospital orientation 24 hours of floor training
• RTO maximum: 7 days for AYA Auto Offer
• Locals accepted

About the Client

Industry: Healthcare Typical Roles: Registered Nurse - Medical-Surgical, Registered Nurse - CVOR, Registered Nurse - MS/Tele Work Type: On-site Formatting Notes: Highly detailed job descriptions with structured sections including contract details, required/preferred skills, experience requirements, work environment, physical requirements, and important notes. Emphasizes certification requirements, EKG testing, and unit-specific systems (Pyxis, EPIC, SBAR). Consistent tone is professional and procedurally explicit. Compliance Watch: Strict RTO (Return to Origin) policy: no RTO after booking and no working out onsite; violations may result in contract cancellation and DNR (Do Not Rehire). Mandatory flu vaccination (medical/religious exemptions only). Requires pre-start EKG testing for certain specialties. Storm Team/Hurricane Team assignments and potential mid-contract consolidation noted. No visa sponsorship available. Special Considerations: Contract-based travel nursing positions (3-month contracts). Preference for candidates available for immediate interviews (72-hour window). Accepts first-time travelers and local candidates. Floating requirements common across units. Weekend and on-call duties mandatory. Night shift scheduling prevalent. Facility-provided orientation (24 36 hours). Manager interview required before offer. Scrub colors specified (Navy/White). COVID-19 isolation protocols and multi-level patient care noted.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-07684

Industry: Healthcare