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Med/Surg – Post-Surgical RN – Job Requirements Job ID: 65945409 Health System: Novant Health / New Hanover Required Qualifications
Minimum 2 years of RN experience REQUIRED. Specialty
Post-surgical nursing experience strongly emphasized, including general surgery, GI, orthopedic/spine, vascular, and hepatobiliary patients. License: North Carolina RN or compact RN license. Pending license accepted at submission.
BLS – Required NIHSS – Listed in structured requirements ACLS – Listed with an asterisk; confirm whether required or preferred Charting: Epic experience REQUIRED. Clinical
IV starts, telemetry, post-operative nursing care, and EKG interpretation. Travel
First-time travelers accepted. EKG Testing: Must pass before start. Required Clinical Skills Post-operative care for colorectal, GI, general surgery, vascular, orthopedic/spine, and hepatobiliary patients.
Telemetry and cardiac rhythm interpretation. IV starts, IV medication administration, and blood products. Central lines, PICC lines, and surgical drain management.
PCA pumps, pain management, and post-operative monitoring. Wound care, wound VACs, and feeding tubes. Heparin and insulin protocols.
Rapid response and emergency interventions. Assignment Details Category-Details Specialty-Med/Surg – Post-Surgical Contract Length-13 weeks or longer, subject to end-date approval Shift-12-hour nights Hours-6:45 PM–7:15 AM Weekly Hours-36 or 48 Patient Ratio-1:6 Unit Beds-39 Average Census-35 Patient Population-Adults and geriatrics Weekends-Every other weekend Floating-Occasional; within or near facility Scheduling-Self-scheduling with manager input Block Scheduling-Case-by-case manager approval EMR-Epic Medication System-Pyxis Orientation-36 hours Scrubs-Navy blue or white; not provided Locals-Accepted within 50 miles at reduced rate Submission & Compliance Requirements RTO: Up to 7 days automatically approved, excluding holidays.
No RTO during the first week. No Additional RTO After Booking: Strictly enforced. Additional RTO or call-offs may result in cancellation and do-not-rehire status.
Holidays: Must work 2 of 3 major holidays. Compliance: Lab visit and required testing must be completed within 48 hours of signing. Flu Vaccine: Required; medical/religious exemptions accepted.
Former Employees: Previous Novant/New Hanover permanent, PRN, or extended-pool employees must wait 12 months before returning as travelers. References: May be pending at submission. Travel Pairs: Accepted on separate units with disclosure.
Modules: Approximately 8–10 hours of nonbillable acute-care modules before start. Biggest Submission Deal-Breakers Less than 2 years of RN experience. No relevant post-surgical nursing background.
No Epic experience. Missing BLS certification. Unable to pass the required EKG test.
Unwilling to work every other weekend or required holidays. Unable to float as needed. Requests for additional time off after booking.
Unable to complete required compliance testing within 48 hours.