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Job ID: 897867
Estimated Weekly Gross: $1,809.87
Job Title
Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
Location
Roanoke, VA | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type
Contract | Nights | 3×12-hour shifts, 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM | Weekend requirement: every other weekend or 6 weekend shifts per 6-week scheduling block | One holiday per 13-week contract required
Key Responsibilities
- Provide direct patient care on an adult acute care unit serving patients with conditions including elective back surgeries, trauma, prostate cancer, gallbladder disease, and cellulitis
- Maintain a 1:6 nurse-to-patient ratio while delivering safe, high-quality Medical Surgical nursing care
- Demonstrate proficiency in peripheral line care and management, nasal cannula, non-invasive airway management, oxygen administration, and isolation precautions
- Participate in Rapid Response and Code team activations as needed
- May be required to serve in a charge nurse role and/or precept other staff
- Float within skillset to other units as operationally needed; document and chart using EPIC
Required Qualifications
- Active Virginia state RN license or active Compact RN license required; pending license accepted only if candidate holds a single-state license from a non-compact state
- BLS certification required
- Charge nurse experience required
- Proficiency with EPIC electronic health records required
- Experience with Rapid Response and Code team protocols required
- Candidates residing within 50 miles of the facility are generally not accepted; candidates residing 50–99.9 miles away may be considered for a single 13-week assignment with no eligibility to extend
Preferred Experience / Skills
- Prior travel nursing experience welcomed; first-time travelers are also considered
- Experience precepting or mentoring nursing staff
- Familiarity with Magnet-designated hospital environments and associated standards of nursing excellence
Why Join Us
- Opportunity to work at a Magnet-designated, Level I Trauma Center affiliated with leading academic medical institutions, offering a dynamic and high-acuity clinical environment
- Supportive of first-time travelers, providing an excellent opportunity to launch or advance your travel nursing career in a well-regarded acute care setting