Registered Nurse Medical Surgical

Job Title

Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical (Float)

Location

Knoxville, TN | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | 3x12-Hour Shifts (6:45 PM – 7:15 AM) | Every Other Weekend Required

Key Responsibilities

• Function as a float nurse, assigned to units by the nursing supervisor based on staffing needs
• Provide direct patient care across a variety of acute care units including medical, surgical, oncology, orthopedics, neurology, cardiac, pulmonary, vascular, and trauma
• Deliver care in specialty areas such as joint replacement/ortho, cardiac surgery, medical nephrology, observation, and medical comfort care
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation using Cerner EMR
• Adapt to varying patient ratios (typically 1:6) based on unit needs

Required Qualifications

• Active, unencumbered Tennessee RN license or valid compact (multi-state) RN license — must be in hand at time of submittal; pending licenses not accepted
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience in a comparable acuity hospital setting
• Prior experience with Cerner EMR is required
• 2 references required (may be pending at time of submittal)

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Experience floating across multiple acute care specialties
• Background in medical-surgical, trauma, oncology, or cardiac care settings
• First-time travelers will be considered

Why Join Us

• Gain broad clinical exposure across a wide range of acute care specialties within a single contract
• Travel pairs are welcome, and return staff are eligible to return