Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit - Travel Registered Nurse

Company: Trusted Health
Location: Lexington
Posted on: March 23, 2026

Job Description:

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 - 7:30 PM Experience: • 24 months of role experience is required with some in the last 12 months. • Must have at least 24 months of Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit experience. • Experience with Epic is preferred from any number of months. • Trauma Level 1 experience is preferred from any number of months Requirements: • Candidates must have a Kentucky license or compact license (required for submission). • This role may require floating to additional units and locations • Travel only, local not allowed. Candidates must live >100 miles from facility to be submitted. • COVID vaccination required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted. • Flu vaccination required for submission. Religious, medical, and personal declinations accepted. • 6 months gap required between for Staff at Program: Vaya Workforce Solutions - University of Kentucky and no current placement allowed at Program: Vaya Workforce Solutions - University of Kentucky. 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: - M/S Tele experience, will consider with less than 2 years if from Level I Trauma Center - Return Staff Policy: Gone for 6 months to return as traveler - For this health system- we MUST know at time of submission if they have previously worked at this facility. This must be noted on the profile in order to check their eligibility for rehire. Rehire eligibility at UK is checked by HR every Friday and should this eligibility check come back as ineligible post-offer, your traveler may be cancelled. Please discuss with your traveler at time of submission and ensure they are aware. Required Credentials: - You must be able to complete labs within 48 hours of signing. - Compliance requirements: EKG onboarding exam, Med/Surg Tele competency exam, Med/Surg Tele skills, Math exam, Med/Pharmacology exam, CORE exams-No NIHSS Special Requests: - If you want to take 4-7 days off, you must be willing to make up that time. You must fulfill the full 13 week contract. - RTO - must be presented at time of submission. Any time off sent after the offer will not be approved. Shift & Scheduling: - PACU Call Policy: Response time: 1 hour. Call hours: Weekday call will be 8PM-6AM. Weekends will be divided into 2 shifts- 6AM-6PM or 6PM-6AM. Weekend begins Saturday 6AM and ends Monday morning at 6AM. Call frequency: They are anticipating that everyone will only be on call for 2-3 shifts per schedule period (6 weeks) - Modules: Modules are billable, average 6.5 hours and not included in NBO hours. Modules are completed during orientation and annually, and vary by specialty Floating Requirements: - Candidates will float within hospital or to an affiliate hospitals near by - PACU to close at 8PM- any patients left recovering will be transferred to main PACU to complete recovery. The IR PACU call team will follow the patient to main OR PACU. IR PACU team will ONLY be responsible for recovering IR PACU patients in the main PACU. Required Skills/Experience: Telemetry, Cardiac Monitoring and Emergency response, Interpretation of dysrhythmias, Management of dysrhythmias Special Requests: RTO - must be presented at time of submission. Any time off sent after the offer will not be approved. 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. 7 days maximum time off. Facility holidays: 05/25/2026, 07/04/2026, 09/07/2026, 11/26/2026, 12/25/2026, 01/01/2027, 01/18/2027. Number of holidays allowed off: 1. Start assignment restriction: 14 days 2 references from last 12 months (Manager/Supervisor reference type) - required for submission Proof of identification required Certifications: • BLS (Basic Life Support) • ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) • CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute) Skills Checklist: Yes References: Yes License Type: registered License State: KY Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Crisis Prevention Institute, Basic Life Support Job Details Job Type: Travel Nurse/Patient: 1/5 Shift Type: Day Contract Date: 2026-04-21 Expected Length: 14 weeks Hours per Shift: 12 Shifts per Week: 3

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