Travel Med Surg / Telemetry RN - $2,240 per week

Learnbeyond Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Gardner, Massachusetts.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/16/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 40 hours per week
• Shift: 8 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Description:

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONSProvides patient care based on standards of care, standards of practice, protocols, and established policies and procedures.Respects each patient as an individual; provides care that fosters the patients sense of dignity and positive self-regard.Provides patient/family teaching based on identified learning needs, readiness to learn, and barriers to learning.Collaboratively plans and prepares patient/family for discharge incorporating support systems/resources as necessary.Appropriately delegates and supervises nursing interventions performed by others.Appropriately prioritizes patient care (e.g. seeks assistance as needed from appropriate resources, reassigns personnel as necessary, recognizes need for emergency intervention, etc.).Provides thorough, timely, and accurate documentation of all pertinent data, therapeutic interventions and patient responses according to established standards.Provides timely and thorough report on assigned patients to other health care team members to ensure integration of services and continuity of patient care.Promotes learning for colleagues and self (e.g. functions as preceptor, instructor, trainer, attends professional development programs, etc.).Proactively identifies risk to patient safety and identifies opportunities to reduce medical/health care errors (i.e. appropriate reporting of errors/incidents).Identifies ethical issues in care and develops plan to address.Safely administers medications and intravenous therapy in accordance with physicians orders, protocols, policies and procedures.Assesses patient pain level upon admission and as necessary, depending upon diagnosis utilizing the numerical pain scale.Reassesses effectiveness of pain control and notifies physicians as needed, as well as, documents assessment and patients response to medication.Responsible for obtaining supporting information and completing required documentation related to medication reconciliation for use by the Attending MD.Interprets and documents patient cardiac rate*** rhythm and configuration (PR ST segment) and initiates appropriate treatment plan based on physician orders.Institutes appropriate measures in life threatening situations.Evaluates and takes appropriate action for patients with chest pain or other cardiac related symptoms.Participates actively in daily multi-disciplinary rounds for planning, coordinating, implementing and evaluating patient care.Recognizes normal and abnormal laboratory and diagnostic results and appropriately notifies the physician of changes in a timely manner.Provides ongoing assessment and teaching to the surgical patient/family, utilizing current standards and protocols.Recognizes normal and deviant progress patterns and reports problems or concerns to physician in a timely manner.Provides ongoing assessment and teaching to the surgical patient/family, utilizing current standards and protocols.Utilizes pain management devices and other techniques to ensure proper pain relief.Sets up, maintains and troubleshoots other equipment related to the surgical patient such as; traction/orthopedic equipment/devices, feeding pumps, chest tubes and drains, etc. JOB REQUIREMENTS Minimum Education Graduate of an accredited school of nursing MOAB class required within 60 days of hire Minimum Work Experience 1 year med-surge experience preferred Previous telemetry experience requiredMinimum Licenses and CertificationsCurrent MA RN LicenseACLS upon hire

Position Urgency:
Normal

Shifts:
36-hour, night, 7:00 pm - 7:30 am, every other weekend and holiday

State License Details:
Must Be Currently Active

Sub Specialty:
Med-surg Adult

General Certifications:, General Certifications(ACLS,BLS/BCLS)

Nursing Certifications:

Contract Length in Weeks:
13

Learnbeyond Healthcare Job ID #301642. Pay package is based on 8 hour shifts and 40 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined.

About Learnbeyond Healthcare

Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Life insurance