Job Title: Registered Nurse – Medical-Surgical (Float)
Location: Augusta, GA
Job Type: Contract
Duration: 12 Weeks
Shift & Schedule: Day Shift | 7:00 AM–7:00 PM | 3 Shifts per Week | 3×12 Hours | 36 Hours per Week
Local Candidates Required: Yes
Traveler Candidates Required: Yes
Pay Rate
Local: $40.00–$42.00/hr
Traveler: $42.00–$45.00/hr
Note: This job doesn't offer any benefits.
Position Overview
We are seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) to provide comprehensive nursing care to adult and geriatric patients across Medical-Surgical and Medical-Surgical Telemetry units. The ideal candidate will have recent RN experience, EPIC proficiency, and the flexibility to float across multiple units based on staffing needs.
Responsibilities
Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult and geriatric patients across Medical-Surgical and MS/Telemetry units.
Assess, monitor, and document patients' conditions and responses to treatment.
Administer medications and treatments according to physician orders and established protocols.
Monitor patients with various Medical-Surgical and Telemetry diagnoses.
Perform vital sign checks and blood glucose monitoring.
Collaborate with physicians and interdisciplinary healthcare teams to coordinate patient care.
Maintain accurate patient documentation using EPIC.
Follow patient safety, infection-control, and hospital compliance standards.
Float to assigned units based on staffing needs while maintaining appropriate standards of care.
Required Qualifications
Minimum of 1 year of recent RN experience.
First-time travelers are accepted.
Current BLS certification.
EPIC experience is mandatory (hard stop).
Experience with Medical-Surgical and Medical-Surgical Telemetry patient populations.
Must be comfortable floating across all Medical-Surgical and MS/Telemetry units within the hospital.
Must demonstrate flexibility with scheduling, floating assignments, and varying patient ratios.
Must be able to perform independent vital sign and blood glucose checks.