Job Description
Prime Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Johnson City, Tennessee.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 08/23/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 48 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours, days, nights
- Employment Type: Travel
Registered Nurse (RN) – PCU / Med-Surg Telemetry
Location: Johnson City, TN 37604
Facility Address: 400 N State of Franklin Rd, Johnson City, TN 37604-6035
Shift: Night | 4x12 Hours (6:30 PM – 7:00 AM)
Job Summary
We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) for a Hybrid PCU/Med-Surg Telemetry unit at Ballad Health. This position requires an RN who is comfortable caring for both Progressive Care Unit (PCU) and Med-Surg Telemetry patients.
Important: The unit operates with a 1:7 patient ratio. Candidates should only be submitted if they are comfortable working with this assignment ratio.
The ideal candidate will have strong PCU experience, telemetry skills, and the ability to manage a wide range of adult medical, surgical, cardiac, neurological, and orthopedic patients.
Schedule Options
Available scheduling options:
- 36/36
- 36/48
- 48/48
Additional schedule details:
- Night Shift: 6:30 PM – 7:00 AM
- No call required
- Rotating weekends required
- Block scheduling is not available
Minimum Qualifications
- Minimum 2 years of RN experience
- Hard Stop Requirement: Must have at least 1 year of PCU experience documented within the past 2 years
- Must have experience in both:
- PCU/Stepdown level of care
- Med-Surg Telemetry
- First-time travelers accepted
- Level I Trauma experience preferred for first-time travelers
- Teaching hospital experience preferred
Required Certifications
- BLS – AHA Required
- ACLS – Preferred/Required per facility preference
- NIHSS – Preferred
Required Clinical Skills
PCU / Telemetry Experience
- Progressive Care Unit (PCU)
- Med-Surg Telemetry
- Stepdown/Intermediate Care
- Telemetry monitoring
- Remote telemetry monitoring
- Interpretation of dysrhythmias
- Management of dysrhythmias
- Rapid Response / Code Team experience
Cardiac Experience
- Post Cardiac Angiogram Care
- Post MI Care
- Pre/Post Cardiac Surgery Care
- Cardiac monitoring
Respiratory Skills
- BiPAP/CPAP Management
- High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
- Oxygen Administration
- Non-invasive airway management
- Nasal Cannula oxygen therapy
- Oxygen tank management
- Oral suctioning experience preferred
- Tracheostomy care/management preferred
- Chest tube management preferred
Neurological Experience
- CVA (Stroke) Care
- Pre/Post Neurosurgery Care
- Spinal Cord Injury Care
- Traumatic Brain Injury Care
Orthopedic Experience
- Ortho Trauma
- Total Joint Replacement
- Peripheral Nerve Block Catheters
Renal & IV Therapy Skills
- Renal Failure Management
- Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management
- Central Line Care and Management
- PICC Line Management
- Peripheral Line Care
- Starting and Maintaining IVs
- Blood Product Administration
- Phlebotomy
Medication & Other Skills
- Heparin Protocols
- PCA Management
- IV Insulin Protocols
- Isolation Precautions/PPE
- Wound Care/Wound Vac
- Feeding Tube Care and Management
- Colostomy/Ileostomy Care
- Surgical Drain Management
Preferred Experience
- Telemetry experience
- Pre/Post Thoracic Surgery experience
- Oral suctioning experience
- Previous Charge Nurse experience
Patient Population
- Adult patients
- Hybrid PCU/Med-Surg Telemetry population
- Average unit census: 17
- Unit beds: 19
Patient Ratios
- PCU: 1:5
- Med-Surg Tele: 1:7
- Overall assignment may be up to 1:7
Unit Environment
- Unit Type: Hybrid PCU / Med-Surg Telemetry
- Charting System: Epic (preferred)
- High-acuity medical and surgical patient care
- Interdisciplinary support includes:
- IV Team
- Physical Therapy
- Respiratory Therapy
- Interpretation Services
- Phlebotomy
- Radiology
- Social Services
- Rapid Response Teams
- Pharmacy
- Transportation
- Unit Secretary
Notes
Candidates must have:
- Minimum 2 years RN experience
- At least 1 year of PCU experience documented within the past 2 years
- Ability to work Hybrid PCU/Med-Surg Tele assignments
- Comfort working with 1:7 ratios
- Telemetry experience preferred
- AHA BLS certification
- Ability to work rotating weekends
- Ability to work 36/36, 36/48, or 48/48 scheduling options
Strong candidates will have experience with:
- PCU/Stepdown
- Med-Surg Tele
- Cardiac monitoring
- Respiratory management
- Neuro patients
- Orthopedic trauma
- Renal patients
- Complex medical-surgical care
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About Prime Staffing
At Prime Staffing, we understand the importance of finding the perfect fit for both our clients and candidates. Prime Staffing utilizes a unique matchmaking approach, providing the most qualified contingent staffing to our clients, and the most competitive contracts to our workforce. Our experienced team takes the time to get to know both our clients and candidates, their needs, and preferences, to ensure that each placement is a success.
We offer a wide range of staffing services including temporary, temp-to-perm, and direct hire placements. Our extensive network of qualified candidates includes nurses, allied healthcare professionals, corporate support professionals and executives.
Numbers & Facts
| Location | Johnson City, TN |
| Industry | All |
| Company Size | 100 to 499 employees |
| Website | http://www.primestaffingnyc.com/ |
About Company
Prime Staffing is one of New York's leading staffing firms specializing in temporary and full-time/permanent placements across multiple industries including; healthcare, business, consulting, finance, legal services, entertainment, media, information Technology(IT) and retail.
Prime Staffing is certified by The Joint Commission for its compliance, and integrity, in supplying superior healthcare staffing services to many of the finest healthcare organizations in the country. In addition to its impeccable reputation for providing travel and per diem health care staffing, Prime has become an integral partner in staffing some of the most prestigious business organizations and Fortune 500 companies in the country including multi-national bank and investment firms, international business consulting firms, global law firms and some of the most prominent media and entertainment outlets.
Prime's success and rapid growth is direct result if its most basic founding principle-provide our clients with the most experienced and qualified employees and, likewise, provide our employees with the best jobs at the top organizations in their respective professional disciplines.
Prime Staffing is a high-energy company with a corporate culture that embraces innovation, new technology and personalized customer service. We are confident in our ability to serve you professionally by placing esteemed and experienced individuals. Our continuous expansions enables us to adapt to the continuously changing needs of our clients and employees. Through our team of seasoned professionals we maintain respect, integrity and superiority in all aspects of our business.
At Prime, we work diligently to recognize your objectives and create programs to meet them. We believe that ardent customer service is an essential component to remaining at the forefront of a competitive marketplace. Prime utilizes its expertise, and decades of combined experience in the industry, to continuously improve, implement cutting-edge programs and maintaining our position in the market as one of the fastest growing firms in the Tri-State area.
It is our goal to build long-term relationships with clients and employees based on a foundation of trust, mutual respect and our expertise in the field of staffing. We guarantee dependability, consistency and security in all aspects of operation. Prime Staffing is the Superior Staffing Solution.
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