Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry - $1,798 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Macon, Georgia.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jul 20, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Med/Surg Telemetry position at a Level 1 Trauma teaching hospital, requiring at least 2 years of med/tele experience and a GA or compact RN license.

Details

• Works on a 30-bed cardiac step-down unit (5 Heart) within a 637-bed Level 1 Trauma teaching hospital with Chest Pain Center and Stroke Center designations
• Patient population includes pre/post cardiac and step-down ICU patients with diagnoses such as CHF, COPD, STEMI, NSTEMI, and sepsis
• RN-to-patient ratio of 1:4–6; 2–3 CNAs per shift
• 12-hour day shifts, 7a–7p, with scheduling on a 6-week cycle
• Weekend rotation of 6 shifts per 6-week schedule
• No on-call requirements
• Float requirement to all Med/Surg Telemetry units within the facility
• EMR: Epic (experience noted); IV pumps: Alaris; medication dispensing: Pyxis; monitors: Philips
• Central Telemetry Unit provides telemetry monitoring support
• PICC team available; nurses draw from CVLs

Requirements

• Active GA or compact RN license required
• BLS required; ACLS preferred but not required
• Basic Cardiac Rhythm (BCR/EKG rhythm interpretation) required — assessed during onboarding
• Medical-Surgical nursing certification preferred but not required
• Minimum 2 years of Med/Surg Telemetry RN experience required, with most recent experience within the last year
• Level 1 Trauma hospital experience preferred given the acuity of the unit
• Required clinical skills: trach care, chest tube management, PIV starts, glucommander, insulin drips, heparin drips, cardiac rate-titrating drips, IV insertion and care, central line management, wound care, and post-op monitoring
• Cardiac monitoring and telemetry interpretation required
• Epic EMR experience required
• 1 professional reference dated within the past year from a Supervisor, Manager, Director, or Charge RN required for consideration
• Last 4 digits of SSN and full date of birth required for consideration

Additional Information

• Responsibilities include cardiac monitoring, telemetry interpretation, care coordination with interdisciplinary teams, discharge planning, and patient/family education with a focus on renal and fluid management
• Unit support includes CNAs, a unit secretary (7a–11p), house-wide call secretary overnight, charge nurse, resource/discharge nurses, PICC team, 24/7 RT, hospitalist, and intensivist coverage
• Orientation consists of 1 day of general facility orientation with educational modules followed by 2 days of departmental orientation
• Holiday coverage: travelers are expected to work 75% of major holidays, including Thanksgiving Day or day after, 12/24 or 12/25, and 12/31 or 1/1
• RTO requests require manager approval
• Required scrub color: Navy for RNs
• A manager interview is required as part of the hiring process
• Former permanent employees of the AHSE health system must be separated for at least 1 year before being eligible
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are accepted — no radius rule applies, with the same rate offered to local travelers

American Traveler Job ID #P-684332. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Med/Surg Tele

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