Travel Med Surg / Ortho RN - $2,563 per week

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Kearney, Nebraska.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/09/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Requirements

• Active RN license required at submission.
• BLS certification required.
• Minimum 50-mile radius from the facility; candidates must submit a driver's license for verification.
• Candidates must not have worked full-time, part-time, or PRN at any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facility.
• Artificial nails are prohibited in all patient-care departments.
• Must pass an open-book skills exam during Friday orientation with a minimum score of 90%; failure will result in contract termination.
• Must be able to arrive within 30 minutes when called back from call.
• Must be available for every-other-weekend scheduling and rotating holidays.
• Must be flexible to float to Med-Surg, rehabilitation, or PCU units with Med-Surg acuity.
• Self-scheduling is available with cyclic rotation; blocked scheduling is generally not approved except potentially on weekends.
• All requested time off (RTO) must be submitted upfront, with a maximum of 7 days per 13-week contract.
• One day of unit-specific orientation is provided.
• Candidates must be team-oriented, flexible, accountable, and willing to learn.

Responsibilities - Provide nursing care to adult Med-Surg/Orthopedic patients in an acute-care setting. - Care for patients undergoing total knee, hip, ankle, and shoulder replacements, as well as spine and back/neck procedures. - Maintain a nurse-to-patient ratio of approximately 1:5–6. - Administer medications, antibiotics, blood products, and pain management therapies as prescribed. - Monitor patient conditions, assess recovery, and identify changes requiring intervention. - Collaborate with physicians, charge nurses, nursing assistants, and other healthcare professionals. - Utilize EPIC for electronic health record documentation. - Monitor telemetry patients and coordinate with telemetry technicians, who interpret cardiac strips. - Assist teammates and maintain safe, efficient patient care practices. - Float to Med-Surg, rehabilitation, or PCU units as required, within the appropriate scope of practice. - Respond promptly to call-back assignments and comply with hospital policies and procedures.

About Care Career

Benefits

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