Travel Nurse RN - Telemetry in Asheville, NC

Registered Nurse (RN) | Telemetry
Location: Asheville, NC
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

Travel Registered Nurse – General Surgery / Telemetry (Night Shift)

Location

Asheville, North Carolina

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Travel | 13 Weeks | Nights (6:45 PM – 7:15 AM) | Onsite

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care on a 44-bed General Surgery unit, managing 6–7 patients per shift depending on day or night assignment
• Perform and monitor a wide range of procedures including TPN, PCA, wound vacs, tube feeds (PEG tubes, Dobhoffs), NG tubes, colostomies, urostomies, and various surgical drains
• Administer and monitor heparin drips and IV antibiotics; maintain telemetry monitoring for assigned patients
• Care for post-operative patients across multiple surgical specialties including urology, bowel resections, cholecystectomies, appendectomies, mastectomies, thyroidectomies, hernia repairs, and more
• Collaborate effectively with charge nurses, unit secretaries, providers, and CNA team members to ensure safe, high-quality patient care
• Float to other medical-surgical areas as needed; fulfill weekend shift requirements (6 weekend shifts per 6-week schedule)

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license valid in North Carolina or compact state eligibility
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience
• Demonstrated telemetry competency
• Experience with urology and bowel patient populations
• Current BLS certification
• Proficiency with Cerner EMR and Baxter IV pumps

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Prior travel nursing experience in a general surgery or medical-surgical setting
• Familiarity with a broad range of post-surgical drain management including biliary, JP, nephrostomy, and continuous bladder irrigation (CBI)
• Positive, energetic, and fast-paced work style with strong communication skills across multidisciplinary teams

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work on a high-acuity, fast-paced General Surgery unit with a diverse and complex surgical patient population in a well-established facility
• Gain broad procedural experience across multiple surgical specialties within a structured, team-oriented environment