Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $2,722 per week

Specialty: Med Surg • Discipline: RN • Start Date: 08/29/2026 • Duration: 13 weeks • 36 hours per week

About the role

We are seeking an experienced Med/Surg/ED Registered Nurse (RN) for an urgent night-shift travel assignment in a small, fast-paced hospital. The ideal candidate will have at least 2 years of recent acute-care nursing experience and be comfortable providing care across Med/Surg, Emergency Department, observation, swing-bed, and outpatient infusion settings. The unit has 6 Med/Surg beds and 3 ER beds, and uses Athena EMR.

Common Diagnoses

• CHF
• COPD
• Pneumonia
• UTI / Altered Mental Status (AMS)
• Failure to Thrive
• Post-operative orthopedic patients
• Acute medical conditions requiring ED evaluation and observation

Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to Med/Surg and ED patients.
• Assess patients, monitor vital signs, and recognize changes in condition.
• Care for inpatient, observation, and swing-bed patients.
• Provide emergency nursing care and assist with stabilization of ED patients.
• Care for post-operative orthopedic patients.
• Administer medications, IV therapies, and other prescribed treatments.
• Provide outpatient infusion services as required.
• Assist with and monitor patients undergoing procedural sedation.
• Maintain accurate documentation in Athena EMR.
• Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Maintain patient safety and follow hospital policies and clinical standards.

Requirements

• Minimum 2 years of RN experience
• Recent Med/Surg and/or ED experience
• Experience with inpatient, observation, swing-bed, or emergency patients preferred
• Ability to work independently in a smaller hospital/unit environment

Qualifications

• BLS – AHA (required)
• ACLS – AHA (required)
• PALS – AHA (required)
• TNCC – Required
• AHA Procedural Sedation Module – Required

Skills

Candidates should be comfortable with:

• Emergency patient assessment
• Cardiac and respiratory conditions
• Post-operative orthopedic care
• IV therapy and infusion
• Procedural sedation
• Managing patients with AMS and other acute medical conditions
• Working across multiple departments as needed

Schedule

• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• 36 hours per week