Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry - $2,542 per week
About the role
Prime Time Healthcare Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Bridgeport, West Virginia. Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry. Discipline: RN. Start date: ASAP. Duration: 13 weeks. Join an acute care, Level II trauma facility’s med-surg/tele float pool. The shift is 7 p.m.–7 a.m., with every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and holidays shared in the staff rotation. Float assignments are made before each shift. The most frequent units are 6N (36 beds) and 7N (29 beds), with possible assignments to 4N, 5S, 6S, and Critical Care. Travelers are generally assigned a parent unit and care for patients within their scope. Typical patient ratios are 1:5–6; an assignment may occasionally reach seven patients near the end of a shift.
Responsibilities
- Provide care for basic telemetry patients
- Monitor cardiac rhythms and interpret telemetry strips
- Do not titrate drips or administer chemotherapy
- Work with respiratory therapy for CPAP/BiPAP management
- Adhere to unit-specific patient ratios (typically 1:5–6, up to 1:7)
- Complete orientation of one to two shifts with a preceptor
- Wear royal blue scrubs
Requirements
- BLS certification
- ACLS certification
- Ability to pass a cardiac rhythm exam and read/interpret telemetry strips
- Experience with Epic charting system
- BSN not required
Benefits
- 401k retirement plan
- Health savings account
- Referral bonus
- Medical benefits
- Dental benefits
- Vision benefits
Schedule
- 36 hours per week
- 12‑hour night shifts (7 p.m.–7 a.m.)
- Every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday) worked
- Holidays shared in staff rotation