Registered Nurse - MS/Tele

Registered Nurse/MS/Tele

Location: Wilmington, NC

Onsite Flexibility: Onsite

Contract Details

• Position Type: Contract (Travel Nursing)
• Contract Duration: 3 months
• Pay Rate: $55.00 / Hour (USD)
• Shift / Schedule: 12-hour Days; 36 or 48 hours accepted
• Travel Requirements: Travel/Contract assignment
• Work Authorization: Applicants must be authorized to work for ANY employer in the U.S. We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.

Job Summary

This is a Medical-Surgical/Telemetry travel nursing contract position at a healthcare facility in Wilmington, NC. The role involves providing care to a diverse patient population with diagnoses including dementia, diabetes, COVID, pneumonia, COPD, sepsis, encephalopathy, GI bleed, anemia, hip fracture, and typical M/S diagnoses. The unit features an isolation area for COVID patients and multi-level care to include stepdown (cared for by stepdown staff, not M/S staff). Contract staff will be assigned and expected to work a Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team, and may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty, or disaster. Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid-contract may occur and contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide medical-surgical and telemetry nursing care with target patient ratios of 1:5-6
• Perform remote monitoring via Telemetry and interpret dysrhythmias
• Utilize Rapid Response Team as appropriate
• Administer IV insulin protocols and manage colostomy care
• Provide feeding tube care and management
• Manage Pre/Post Hemodialysis care
• Administer blood products
• Perform central line blood draws and manage peripheral lines
• Perform phlebotomy and manage PICC lines
• Start IVs and administer Heparin and PCA
• Manage chest tubes (Emerson/Pleuravac)
• Manage CPAP/BiPAP, High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC), nasal cannula, and oxygen face masks
• Manage portable oxygen tanks and perform non-invasive airway management
• Perform oral suctioning
• Maintain isolation precautions
• Provide wound care and wound vac management
• Participate in floating assignments as required
• Work assigned weekends (12-16 per contract)
• Report to work during catastrophic events, mass casualties, or disasters as assigned to Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team

Required Skills

• MED/Surg
• Telemetry - remote monitoring
• Use of Rapid Response Team
• Interpretation of dysrhythmias
• IV insulin protocols
• Colostomy Care
• Feeding tube care & management
• Pre/Post Hemodialysis Management
• Blood Product Administration
• Central line blood draw
• Peripheral Line Care/Management
• Phlebotomy
• PICC line management
• Starting IVs
• Heparin
• PCA
• Chest tubes - Emerson/Pleuravac
• CPAP/BiPAP
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• Nasal Cannula
• Non-invasive airway management
• Oral Suctioning
• Oxygen face masks
• Portable Oxygen tank
• Isolation Precautions
• Wound Care/Wound Vac
• Proficiency with Pyxis, Epic, and SBAR communication

Preferred Skills

• MS/Tele experience
• Telemetry - on the unit monitoring
• Management of dysrhythmias
• Accessing Ports
• Insulin management
• CVA (Cerebrovascular Accident) patient care
• Surgical drains
• Interpretation of ABGs
• Tracheostomy Management
• EPIC proficiency

Education Requirements

• BCLS (Basic Cardiac Life Support) certification required
• Must pass EKG Testing prior to start for this specialty
• Flu vaccination required (Medical/Religious exemptions only)

Required Experience

• Minimum 2 years of experience required
• First-time travelers accepted

Work Environment / Physical Requirements

• Floating required between units
• Weekend requirement: 12-16 weekends per contract
• Scheduling based on unit needs
• Unit orientation: 24 hours
• Hospital orientation in week one; traveler must be available for classes each day
• Scrubs: Navy/White
• Locals accepted (rate difference may apply)
• RTO (Return to Origin): 7 days MAX; RTO after booking is not allowed and is not allowed to be worked out onsite. Any call-offs or additional RTO on unit could possibly result in a cancel and DNR.
• Contract staff may be required to report to work during a catastrophic event, mass casualty, or disaster as part of Storm Team and/or Hurricane Team assignments
• Consolidation to the Centralized Office mid-contract may occur; contract staff may be preassigned to units as needed

Important Notes

• Must pass EKG Testing prior to start - this is required for this specialty
• RTO after booking is strictly not allowed and cannot be worked out onsite; any call-offs or additional RTO on the unit could result in contract cancellation and DNR (Do Not Rehire)
• Hospital orientation is in week one; traveler must be available for classes each day
• Flu vaccination is required - medical/religious exemptions only

About the Client

This healthcare facility is a regional medical center operating in Wilmington, NC, providing multi-level inpatient care across Medical-Surgical, Telemetry, and Stepdown units. The facility serves a broad patient population - including individuals with dementia, diabetes, COVID, COPD, sepsis, and other acute diagnoses - and employs registered nurses, stepdown nurses, and clinical support professionals across its inpatient units. The organization maintains structured unit systems including Pyxis, Epic, and SBAR, and deploys contract nursing staff as part of an MSP-managed workforce model.

About GTT

GTT is a minority-owned staffing firm and a subsidiary of Chenega Corporation, a Native American-owned company in Alaska. We highly value diverse and inclusive workplaces and support Fortune 500 organizations across banking, financial services, technology, life sciences, biotech, utilities, and retail sectors throughout the U.S. and Canada.

Job Number: 26-11180

Industry: Healthcare