Med Surg Travel Nurse - Salem, VA

This Med Surg travel nurse position in Salem, Virginia, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel Med Surg Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Lewisgale Medical Center. This role pays $2,037 per week and follows a Nights shift with a 3x12 schedule.

As the Med Surg registered nurse on this assignment, you'll prioritize care across a varied medical-surgical caseload, administer ordered medications and treatments, educate patients and families, and manage admissions, discharges, and safe care transitions.

Advantis Medical supports travel clinicians with streamlined credentialing to help with fast start dates, free license support and renewals, and Day 1 benefits.

Responsibilities

• Manage a varied caseload of patients with acute and chronic medical-surgical conditions, including postoperative care when assigned
• Perform thorough assessments and monitor for changes in condition, escalating concerns promptly
• Administer medications, IV therapy, and treatments as ordered
• Coordinate admissions, discharges, and transfers with the interdisciplinary care team

Travel Nursing Requirements

• 2+ years of recent Med Surg nursing experience
• Active Virginia RN License

Lewisgale Medical Center — Salem, VA

Serving the Roanoke Valley and southwest Virginia, LewisGale Medical Center is one of the largest medical centers in Virginia and the flagship of HCA's LewisGale Regional Health System.

• Level II Trauma Center with 24/7 in-house trauma surgeons
• Joint Commission Primary Stroke Center and an ACC-accredited Chest Pain Center
• Cardiovascular services and a neuroscience program spanning neurosurgery, aneurysm, epilepsy, and stroke care
• Cancer care as part of the Sarah Cannon Cancer Network
• Teaching hospital with graduate medical education, including residencies in emergency medicine, internal medicine, and psychiatry; MEDITECH EMR