
Med/Surg Tele | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Greenville, SC
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 27, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $48.75
- Weekly
- $1,755
- Yearly (full-time)
- $91,260
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- November 16, 2026
This job pays about $48.75/hour — 23% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in South Carolina ($39.60/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 36 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in South Carolina right now
- 573 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in South Carolina from 5 agencies, 32 of them in Greenville.
- Pay in these listings: $28.40 – $80.05/hour, median $49.42/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in South Carolina: $39.60/hour ($82,368/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: AHS Staffing ($52.17/hour across 193 jobs).
Job description
Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Med/Surg Tele in Greenville, South Carolina
Apply for a 13-week travel nursing assignment as a Medical-Surgical Telemetry Registered Nurse in Greenville, SC. Join a collaborative hospital team caring for adult and geriatric surgical patients while expanding your clinical experience across diverse Med/Surg and telemetry cases.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Assignment Type: Travel Registered Nurse contract
- Location: Greenville, South Carolina
- Specialty: Medical-Surgical Telemetry (Med/Surg Tele)
- Start Date: November 16, 2026
- End Date: February 15, 2027
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,710–$1,800
- Schedule: Three 12-hour day shifts per week
- Shift Hours: 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.
- Hours per Week: 36
- Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:5
- Patient Population: Adult and geriatric patients
- Weekend Coverage: Required
- Floating: Required to qualified Medical-Surgical or Telemetry units as needed
- Charting System: Epic electronic medical record
Travel RN Requirements
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in South Carolina
- At least 2 years of recent Medical-Surgical nursing experience
- At least 1 year of recent Epic electronic medical record experience
- Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
- Recent experience caring for Medical-Surgical Telemetry patients
- Demonstrated competency with telemetry monitoring, medication administration, IV therapy, central lines, PICC lines, chest tubes, surgical drains, feeding tubes, PCA pumps, and wound care
- Experience with wound vacs, ostomy care, oxygen delivery systems, non-invasive airway management, and isolation precautions
- Ability to provide weekend coverage and float to units where documented competencies apply
- Ability to complete required orientation, compliance activities, and pre-assignment learning modules
- Seasonal influenza vaccination required in accordance with assignment policy
Med/Surg Tele Registered Nurse Responsibilities
- Provide safe, compassionate nursing care to adult and geriatric surgical patients in a Medical-Surgical Telemetry setting.
- Monitor patients requiring telemetry and promptly identify and communicate changes in condition.
- Care for patients undergoing general surgery, colorectal, surgical oncology, ENT, plastics, and related procedures.
- Manage patients with bowel obstructions, mastectomies, cholecystectomies, appendectomies, hernia repairs, colectomies, colostomies, pancreatitis, tracheostomies, laryngectomies, and wound complications.
- Administer medications, blood products, heparin protocols, oxygen therapy, and other treatments according to orders and established standards.
- Provide care for PICC lines, peripheral IVs, chest tubes, drains, feeding tubes, PCA pumps, ostomies, and wound vacs.
- Perform comprehensive nursing assessments, develop and update individualized care plans, and accurately document care in Epic.
- Collaborate with physicians, therapy services, respiratory care, pharmacy, rapid response teams, and other interdisciplinary healthcare professionals.
- Float to qualified units or campuses when needed while performing only tasks supported by verified competencies.
- Educate patients and families and support safe transitions of care.
Greenville, South Carolina offers a welcoming Upstate community with a lively downtown, scenic parks, outdoor recreation, and a strong healthcare environment. Apply now to advance your travel nursing career in this rewarding Med/Surg Tele RN opportunity.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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