RN - Med Surg (float) - Augusta, GA - JM 26-14756

Job Title: Registered Nurse – Medical-Surgical (Float)
Location: Augusta, GA
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 12 Weeks
Shift & Schedule: Day Shift | 7:00 AM–7:00 PM | 3 Shifts per Week | 3×12 Hours | 36 Hours per Week
Local Candidates Required: Yes
Traveler Candidates Required: Yes

Pay Rate
Local: $40.00–$42.00/hr
Traveler: $42.00–$45.00/hr

Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.

Position Overview

We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to provide comprehensive nursing care to adult and geriatric patients across Medical-Surgical and Medical-Surgical Telemetry units. The ideal candidate will have recent RN experience, EPIC proficiency, and the flexibility to float across multiple units based on staffing needs.

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult and geriatric patients across Medical-Surgical and MS/Telemetry units.

• Assess, monitor, and document patients' conditions and responses to treatment.

• Administer medications and treatments according to physician orders and established protocols.

• Monitor patients with various Medical-Surgical and Telemetry diagnoses.

• Perform vital sign checks and blood glucose monitoring.

• Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to coordinate patient care.

• Maintain accurate patient documentation using EPIC.

• Follow patient safety, infection-control, and hospital compliance standards.

• Float to assigned units based on staffing needs while maintaining appropriate standards of care.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum of 1 year of recent RN experience.

• First-time travelers are accepted.

• Current BLS certification.

• EPIC experience is mandatory (hard stop).

• Experience with Medical-Surgical and Medical-Surgical Telemetry patient populations.

• Must be comfortable floating across all Medical-Surgical and MS/Telemetry units within the hospital.

• Must demonstrate flexibility with scheduling, floating assignments, and varying patient ratios.

• Must be able to perform independent vital sign and blood glucose checks.