Med Surg Tele
Medical-Surgical Telemetry Float Pool – RN
Location: Tuscaloosa, AL
Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
Duration: 13 weeks
Schedule: Every other weekend; holidays as required
Hours: 36 or 48 hours per week (your choice)
About the Role
Join the facility's med-surg telemetry float pool, providing comprehensive nursing care to adult patients with medical, surgical, and cardiac conditions. You'll monitor cardiac rhythms and vital signs continuously, manage medications and cardiac drips, and coordinate care for patients with chronic and acute diagnoses including diabetes, cardiac, and respiratory conditions.
Responsibilities include pre- and post-operative care, wound management, pain control, patient and family education, discharge planning with the interdisciplinary team, and accurate EMR documentation. You'll manage 4–6 patients per shift (varies by acuity).
As a float pool nurse, you'll rotate across med-surg and telemetry units as needed, bringing flexibility and adaptability to dynamic patient care environments.
Required Qualifications
- Active RN license in Alabama or compact license (no temporary licenses)
- NURSYS verification
- Associate's degree in nursing (BSN preferred)
- AHA BLS and Red Cross certifications
- 2 years' overall specialty experience (or 18 months with highest professional licensure + 1 year recent experience)
- Telemetry/EKG interpretation competency
- Willingness to float to other units and hospitals
Start date: November 9, 2026