Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry - $2,520 per week

About the role

Travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry position in Iron Mountain, Michigan. Assignment starts 01/18/2027 for 11 weeks, 36 hours per week on 12‑hour night shifts. The facility is a 24‑bed Trauma Level 4 critical access hospital with observation/day‑surgery capacity, providing orthopedic and general surgery services in a collaborative team‑nursing model.

Responsibilities

• Work 12‑hour night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:00 AM.
• Weekend rotation every other weekend (Friday, Saturday, Sunday).
• Cover 2 out of 3 holidays.
• Potential call/standby placement.
• Float to like units and patients as needed.
• Maintain nurse‑to‑patient ratios (5:1 day shift, 6:1 at 11:00 PM) and team‑nurse LPN ratios (2:7).
• Manage common diagnoses (NHP, cellulitis, UTI, COPD, GU, pacemaker, sepsis, nursing home placements, day surgical cases).
• Perform IV starts (no IV team on site).
• Apply basic telemetry arrhythmia knowledge; monitor located at nurses’ desk.
• Serve as relief charge nurse when needed.
• Utilize nurse aids, hospitalist (until 6:00 PM then telemed), respiratory therapy (24/7 CPAP).
• No drip titration required.

Requirements

• Current RN license.
• 1 year of Med/Surg or Med/Surg Telemetry acute‑care experience.
• BLS (AHA) certification required; ACLS preferred.
• Solid professional scrubs (no specific color).

Qualifications

Preferred experience with TURPS‑CBI and Critical Access or Trauma Level 3/4 settings.

Skills

• IV starts.
• Basic telemetry arrhythmia interpretation.
• Ability to float and work in a team‑nursing model.
• Comfortable with charge‑nurse relief duties.

Benefits

• Weekly pay via direct deposit with accessible payroll support.
• 401(k) plan with 100% employer matching.
• Monthly reimbursement for health insurance.
• Maximum non‑tax stipends for lodging, meals