Med/Surg Tele | Registered Nurse

Med/Surg Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Contract – Mooresville, NC

Experienced Med/Surg Telemetry Registered Nurses can join a collaborative adult and geriatric medical-surgical team in Mooresville, North Carolina. This 13-week travel nursing contract is ideal for an RN who enjoys telemetry, post-operative, cardiac, renal, and complex medical care in a supportive community hospital setting. Mooresville offers a welcoming lakeside community with convenient access to outdoor recreation, local dining, and the greater Charlotte area.

Travel RN Job Details

• Job Title: Medical-Surgical Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN)
• Specialty: Medical-Surgical Telemetry
• Location: Mooresville, North Carolina
• Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,820–$1,910
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• Duration: 13 weeks, ending February 1, 2027
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12-hour night shifts
• Shift Hours: 7:00 p.m. – 7:30 a.m.
• Hours per Week: 36
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Call: Not required
• Patient Population: Adult and geriatric patients
• Typical Assignment: Approximately 1:6 patient ratio
• Unit Profile: 39-bed medical-surgical telemetry unit with an average daily census of approximately 30
• Orientation: 36 hours; orientations are held biweekly
• Electronic Medical Record: Epic

Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN Requirements

• At least 2 years of recent medical-surgical telemetry RN experience
• Active North Carolina or Compact RN license in hand
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications
• Current NIHSS certification or stroke certification
• Recent experience caring for up to six adult or geriatric patients
• Demonstrated telemetry assessment skills, including interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Epic charting experience required
• Ability to successfully complete an onsite EKG/telemetry assessment
• Flu vaccination is required
• Previous charge nurse experience is preferred
• Community hospital, LTAC, and travel nursing experience are preferred but not required

Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult and geriatric patients in a medical-surgical telemetry setting.
• Monitor cardiac rhythms and recognize changes requiring timely intervention.
• Care for patients with myocardial infarction, acute kidney injury, renal failure, pneumonia, cellulitis, chest pain, and post-operative conditions.
• Manage patients before and after cardiac catheterization, angiography, thoracic surgery, bariatric surgery, neurosurgery, and total joint procedures.
• Administer blood products, insulin, heparin, and other medications safely and accurately.
• Perform peripheral and central line care, PICC management, IV starts, chest tube management, surgical drain care, wound care, and wound-vac management.
• Provide care for feeding tubes, tracheostomies, ostomies, continuous bladder irrigation, PCA therapy, and noninvasive airway support.
• Manage oxygen therapy, high-flow nasal cannula, BiPAP/CPAP, suctioning, and other respiratory support needs.
• Collaborate with respiratory therapy, physical therapy, pharmacy, radiology, social services, phlebotomy, and rapid response teams.
• Document assessments, interventions, and patient responses accurately in Epic.
• Participate in rapid response and code team interventions according to unit standards.

Apply now for this Med/Surg Telemetry RN travel contract in Mooresville, North Carolina, and join a supportive healthcare team near Charlotte.

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.