Travel Acute Care Float RN - $2,069 per week

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN Float Acute Care Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Acute Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/22/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

RN – Acute Care Float Pool | Job Breakdown

Travel Contract

Night Shift

1. Basic Job Details

• Position: Registered Nurse (RN)
• Specialty: Acute Care Float Pool
• Shift: Night Shift
• Schedule: 3x12 hours
• Shift Timing: 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM
• Break: 30-minute lunch
• Start Date: ASAP
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Weekend: Every other weekend required.
• On-call: No.
• Block Scheduling: Not accepted.
• Scrubs: Royal Blue.

2. Required Qualifications

• Minimum 2 years of experience in a comparable-acuity hospital.
• First-time travelers are considered.
• Previous Cerner EMR experience is mandatory.
• Must have acute-care hospital experience.
• Must be comfortable floating between multiple departments.
• Must have an active, unencumbered TN or compact/multistate RN license.

3. Required Certifications

• BLS – Mandatory
• COVID-19 vaccine – Not required.
• Flu vaccine – Required.
• Medical and religious exemptions are accepted for the flu vaccine.

4. Floating Departments

This is an Acute Care Float Pool position.

The nurse will be assigned to different departments by the nursing supervisor based on staffing requirements.

The candidate may float to:

• 12E: Medical Comfort Care
• 11E: Surgery and GI
• 10E: Trauma
• 8E: Medical
• 7S: Observation
• 5E: Medical
• 5W: Oncology
• 4S: Medical Nephrology
• 9E: Orthopedics
• 7E: Joint Replacement / Orthopedics
• 6S & 6E: Neurology
• 9H: Vascular
• 8H: Pulmonary
• 7H: Cardiac Surgery
• 4H: Cardiac

Important: This is not a fixed-unit position. The nurse must be flexible to work in different departments.

5. Patient Ratios

• Typical patient ratio: 1:6.
• Ratios vary depending on staffing and patient acuity.
• Must be comfortable managing different patient populations.

6. Shift Requirements

• Night shift: 6:45 PM – 7:15 AM.
• Three 12-hour shifts per week.
• Every other weekend required.
• No on-call requirement.
• Block scheduling is not accepted.
• Start date: ASAP.

7. Clinical Experience to Look For

Candidates with experience in the following areas are relevant:

• Medical-Surgical
• Acute Care
• Telemetry
• Orthopedics
• Neurology
• Oncology
• Trauma
• Cardiac
• Vascular
• Pulmonary
• Observation
• Surgery and GI

The main requirement is 2 years of experience in a comparable-acuity hospital.

8. License Requirements

Mandatory at Submission

• Active Tennessee RN license OR
• Active compact/multistate RN license.
• License must be unencumbered.
• Pending licenses are NOT accepted.
• License must be in hand at submission.

9. Submission Requirements

Before submitting the candidate, verify:

• Active TN or compact RN license.
• BLS certification.
• Previous Cerner experience.
• Minimum 2 years of comparable acute-care experience.
• Two professional references (can be pending).
• RTO details must be provided at submission.
• Availability for night shift.
• Willingness to float between departments.
• Flu vaccination or qualifying exemption.

10. Compliance Details

• Local candidates are accepted at the same rate.
• Return staff are eligible.
• Travel pairs are allowed.
• RTO must be provided at submission.
• Modules are non-billable.
• Average module duration is 2–4 hours.
• Maximum module duration is 5 hours.
• Modules are completed during orientation and annually.
• Modules are recorded by the onsite Nurse Educator.

11. Account Manager Details

• Account Manager: Thomas Pettineo
• Email:

About Care Career

Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits
• Continuing Education
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits