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Travel RN - GI/Endoscopy

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American Traveler

Columbia, South Carolina

Staffing partner

Posted Sep 10

Staffing and support

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License
Active SC RN license or compact license required in hand prior to start Check your license
License
Social Security number and driver's license required for consideration
Certification
BLS and ACLS certifications required (AHA only)
Experience
Minimum 2 years of GI/Endoscopy RN experience required
Experience
Experience with post-procedure care, airway management, and recovery from monitored anesthesia care sedation required
Experience
Experience circulating for colonoscopy, EGD, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), and esophageal varices/banding procedures required
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Experience
Epic charting experience preferredPreferred
Experience
Experience with ERCP and scrub role preferredPreferred
Also asks
Familiarity with equipment such as balloon dilators, dilators, disposable grounding pads, electrosurgical units, ERBE devices, forceps, foreign body equipment, and polyp snares preferredPreferred
Also asks
Skilled in specimen handling/labeling, pre-procedure care, and starting/maintaining IVs

What's around it?

In Columbia, SC· © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap

Living costs about 6% below the US average

Median rent
$1,204/mo
Household income
$55,529/yr, all local households, not nurse pay
Staffing partner
American Traveler

See Columbia, SC

From Census ACS 2024.

About this role

Assignment Overview

  • Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
  • Hours: 40 hrs/wk
  • Start Date: Oct 12, 2026
  • Length: 13 weeks
  • Openings: 1

American Traveler is hiring a GI/Endoscopy RN with at least 2 years of experience and SC or compact RN licensure for a 13-week acute care hospital assignment.

Details

  • Acute care hospital setting within the Endoscopy department
  • 75 staffed bed facility with inpatient and outpatient endoscopy center work settings
  • Day shift schedule, 4x10 hours, 6:30am-5:00pm
  • Patient ratios of 1:1 in the procedure suite and up to 4:1 for preop and discharge
  • Weekend rotation required every third weekend, covering Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
  • Weekday on-call required Monday through Thursday
  • Floating within scope to sister units may occasionally be required
  • Uses Epic for charting
  • Scrubs provided in navy blue

Requirements

  • Active SC RN license or compact license required in hand prior to start
  • Minimum 2 years of GI/Endoscopy RN experience required
  • BLS and ACLS certifications required (AHA only)
  • Epic charting experience preferred
  • Experience with post-procedure care, airway management, and recovery from monitored anesthesia care sedation required
  • Experience circulating for colonoscopy, EGD, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS), and esophageal varices/banding procedures required
  • Experience with ERCP and scrub role preferred
  • Familiarity with equipment such as balloon dilators, dilators, disposable grounding pads, electrosurgical units, ERBE devices, forceps, foreign body equipment, and polyp snares preferred
  • Skilled in specimen handling/labeling, pre-procedure care, and starting/maintaining IVs
  • Social Security number and driver's license required for consideration
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Additional Information

  • Responsibilities include pre- and post-procedure patient care, specimen handling, and IV starts
  • May be assigned to emergency response teams during hurricane season (June through November, peak August-September)
  • Block scheduling may be requested but is not guaranteed
  • First-time travelers may be considered depending on position needs
  • Previous MUSC perm or PRN staff must be separated from the system for at least 1 year before returning as a traveler
  • Local candidates accepted on a case-by-case basis at a reduced rate; radius rule is 60 miles with non-local candidates prioritized
  • Travelers should reside within 30 minutes of the facility to respond to call as needed
  • All requested time off (RTO) must be submitted at time of application for consideration

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Travel Nursing depends on where your license works. Staff experience first; a compact license opens more states.

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