Job Description
Job Title
Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical Surgical (Travel Contract)
Location
Vicksburg, Mississippi
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | 13 Weeks | Full-Time | Onsite | Days (7:00 AM – 7:30 PM, rotating weekends)
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care on a Medical Surgical unit in accordance with facility standards and protocols
- Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized patient care plans
- Administer medications and treatments as prescribed, monitoring patient responses
- Collaborate with interdisciplinary care teams to coordinate and deliver safe, effective patient care
- Accurately document patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes in the electronic medical record
- Participate in rotating weekend coverage as required by unit scheduling
Required Qualifications
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license valid in Mississippi or compact state eligibility
- Minimum of 2 years of Medical Surgical nursing experience
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
- NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
- Permanent address must be located more than 50 miles from the facility
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Experience working in a high-acuity Medical Surgical environment
- Familiarity with electronic medical record (EMR) systems used in acute care settings
- Demonstrated ability to float to additional units as needed
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to gain diverse clinical experience through a 13-week travel contract at an established acute care facility
- Projected start date of August 2026 allows time for credentialing and transition planning
Skills
Acute Careunmatched
Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)unmatched
Advanced Life Support (ALS)unmatched
Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
Cardiovascularunmatched
Cerebral Vascular Accidentunmatched
Clinical Medicineunmatched
Electronic Medical Recordsunmatched
Health Planunmatched
Medication Administrationunmatched
National Institutes of Health (NIH)unmatched
Patient Assessmentunmatched
Patient Careunmatched
Prescription Drugsunmatched
Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
Surgical Nursingunmatched
Treatment Evaluationunmatched
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