What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel RN - Med/Surg Tele position at American Traveler?
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
- Hours: 36 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Jun 8, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Med/Surg Tele position at a short-term acute care hospital, requiring telemetry experience and ACLS, BLS, PALS, and NIHSS certifications.
Details
- Work in the Med/Surg Tele unit of a 78-bed short-term acute care hospital
- Patient population includes adults and pediatrics admitted to the med/surg unit
- Patient ratio of 1:5
- Schedule is 3x12-hour night shifts (6:00 PM – 6:30 AM)
- Minimum of 3 weekends required per 6-week period
- Possibility of being placed on call based on unit or hospital needs
- Floating to other units possible based on hospital needs
- Charting via Meditech
Requirements
- Active RN license in Indiana or a compact state license currently in hand
- Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
- Minimum 1 year of RN experience required
- Telemetry experience required
- Med/Surg experience preferred; ambulatory experience also preferred
- 2 professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years
- Full 7-year work history with all gaps explained
Additional Information
- PALS certification must be in hand prior to starting — it is required per facility policy for all med/surg RNs due to pediatric admissions on this unit
- Any time off requests must be submitted upfront; no more than 5 days of RTO will be approved for the contract
- If a shift is called off, the traveler will be expected to pick up a replacement shift
- Candidates who were directly employed by this facility within the past 12 months are not eligible without prior approval
- Any color scrubs are accepted; a professional appearance is expected
- First-time travelers are welcome to apply
- Local candidates are accepted; candidates residing within 50 miles of the facility are considered local and subject to a pay rate differential
- All time off and scheduling requests must be disclosed at the time of initial consideration