Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit - Travel Registered Nurse - $2080 per week.

Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Shift: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Experience:

• 12 months of experience with 3 months within the last 12 months.

• 2 years of Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit experience.

• 12 months of travel experience is preferred.

• 3 months of Epic experience is preferred.

• 18 months of Trauma Level 1 facility is required.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a Connecticut license or compact license (required after submission).

• This role will require floating to multiple units

• Local & travel allowed.

• COVID vaccination required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• COVID booster required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• Flu vaccination required for submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• Anyone who worked as Staff at a facility in this program in the last 24 months cannot be submitted.

• Anyone currently working at a facility in this program cannot be submitted.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Required Skills/Experience:
Trach experience and comfort with tracheostomies are required.
Ventilator experience is required.
Will take 1.5 years of experience if from a Level 1 trauma center or large hospital.

Special Requests:
You must be able to complete labs within 48 hours of signing.
No holiday RTO.
Parking costs $125/month.

Unit Details:
Adult patient population.
The unit is a post-acute pulmonary and telemetry medical-surgical unit serving long-term tracheostomy and ventilator patients without drips running, as well as general telemetry medical-surgical patients.
Patient care includes pulmonary-vented patients and ventilator weaning.
Patients include those with respiratory failure, COVID, flu, pneumonia, diabetes, CHF, and COPD.
Average nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:5-6 across days, nights, and weekends.
Vent assignments are typically 3:1, with only 1-2 vents in the assignment and a trach-mask patient.
If not assigned any vent/trach patients, the ratio could be 1:4, up to 5 with a lower-acuity assignment; clinicians must be prepared to take up to a 5-patient non-vent assignment.
Respiratory Therapy supports the unit and manages the ventilators, making adjustments as needed, including respiratory care and suctioning.

Shift & Scheduling:
No call.
Every other weekend.
No more than 5 days of RTO.

Floating Requirements:
May float frequently between sister units NP1 and EP 4-6 to meet facility needs.
Could float to the ED to care for boarders.

Details:

• AUTO OFFER - NO INTERVIEW: This is an auto-offer position. You will likely not interview with the facility prior to receiving an offer. However, an interview can be arranged upon request. All time off requests must be submitted at application. Scheduling requests must be worked out with the manager directly upon starting the assignment. Any offers for this job will require a clear "Yes" or "No" response from the nurse within 24hrs or the offer must be declined.

5 days maximum time off. Facility holidays: 11/26/2026, 12/25/2026, 01/01/2027, 01/18/2027, 05/31/2027, 07/04/2027, 09/06/2027. Number of holidays allowed off: 1

2 Charge/Lead/Supervisor references required from within the last 2 years

Proof of identification required

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

• Skills Checklist: Yes
• References: Yes
• License Type: registered
• License State: CT
• Certifications: Basic Life Support, NIH Stroke Scale

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: 1/5-6
• Shift Type: Day
• Contract Date: Start ASAP
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3