Travel RN - Med/Surg Float Pool

Travel RN - Med/Surg Float Pool

American Traveler

Wilmington, North Carolina, United States

Position ID: P-764068

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-10-26T00:00:00.000Z

$2,582.52/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Med/Surg/Tele Float RN with previous travel experience for an ED Holding support role in a busy float pool.

Details

Float pool position supporting the ED Holding unit (EDIP), an inpatient holding area located within the Emergency Department

Care for adult patients with any medical/surgical diagnosis, including possible PCU-level patients

Expected to take MS/Tele cases and float to ED and MedSurg areas as needed

Target ratios of 1:6 for MS/Tele patients or 1:4 for PCU-level patients

Night shift, 4x12-hour schedule (18:45-07:15), working 36 or 48 hours per week

Every other weekend required

Uses cardiac monitors, IV pumps, and other standard monitoring equipment

Documentation and communication via Epic, Pyxis, and SBAR

Requirements

Active NC or compact RN license required (pending license accepted at submission)

Minimum 2 years of recent relevant RN experience required

Previous travel nursing experience required

BLS and ACLS certifications required; NIHSS and CPI preferred

Skills required include dysrhythmia interpretation and management, telemetry monitoring (unit and remote), Rapid Response Team use, colostomy and feeding tube care, renal failure management, blood product administration, peripheral and PICC line care, phlebotomy, heparin and insulin administration, isolation precautions, chest tube management, CPAP/BiPAP, HFNC, ABG interpretation, nasal cannula and oxygen device use, and tracheostomy management

Preferred skills include NIHSS, IV insulin protocols, pre/post hemodialysis management, port access, central line blood draws, IV starts, CVA care, pre/post neurosurgery, spinal cord injury, TBI, ortho trauma, total joint replacement, and wound care/wound vac

Epic charting experience preferred

Must pass EKG testing prior to start

Additional Information

Provide direct patient care to adult medical/surgical and telemetry patients within the ED Holding unit and float assignments

Support a mixed unit with high patient acuity and high staff turnover

All candidates will be interviewed prior to placement

Unit orientation is 12 hours, with weekly orientation scheduling

Navy scrubs required

Must be willing and able to work Storm Team/Hurricane Team duties and report during catastrophic events or mass casualty situations if assigned

Local candidates accepted at a reduced rate within 50 miles of the facility

RTO of up to 7 days can be auto-approved if it does not fall on a holiday; no RTO allowed during the first week of assignment

Must work 2 of 3 major holidays

Former Novant Health or New Hanover PERM/PRN/EP employees must wait 12 months before reapplying, with facility approval required

Travel pairs are allowed if placed on different units and disclosed at submission

First-time travelers are not eligible for this position due to required travel experience