Travel Med Surg Neuro RN - $1,667 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/12/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 12, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Med/Surg RN for a night shift position on a Med/Surg Neuro unit requiring NIHSS certification and NM or compact RN license.

Details

• Med/Surg Neuro unit within a hospital setting, 32 beds
• Night shift, 3x12 hour shifts (18:30-7:00)
• 36 or 48 hour options, with anything over 48 hours considered overtime
• Nurse to patient ratio of 1:6
• Participates in rapid response team activation
• No on-call responsibilities
• Floating to like units required, with brief orientation provided
• 6 weekend shifts required within a 6 week period
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active RN license (NM or Compact) required prior to start
• Current BLS and NIHSS certifications required
• CPI certification preferred
• Minimum 1 year of recent Med/Surg nursing experience required
• First-time travelers accepted with at least 24 months of nursing experience
• Skills in IV therapy, phlebotomy, blood product administration, and central/peripheral line management
• Experience with PICC line management and starting/maintaining IVs
• Respiratory care skills including chest tube management, HFNC, nasal cannula, and oxygen administration
• GI care experience including colostomy/ileostomy and feeding tube management
• Neurological/psychiatric experience, including CVA care preferred
• Medication administration experience with Heparin, Insulin, and PCA
• Knowledge of isolation precautions/PPE and wound care/wound vac
• Experience in genitourinary/renal care including pre/post hemodialysis management and renal failure
• Surgical drain management experience for plastics patients

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to Med/Surg Neuro patients, including rapid response activation as needed
• Work as part of a care team with brief orientation provided when floating to like units
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility, as locals are not accepted
• Previous staff must wait 1 year before returning as a traveler
• No travel pairs or groups accepted for this position
• RTO requests must be submitted at time of application, with a maximum of 3-4 days auto-approved and no RTO permitted during the first week of orientation

American Traveler Job ID #P-747965. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Med/Surg

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