Travel Med Surg RN - $2,137 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Seattle, Washington.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/12/2026
• Duration: 18 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: 18 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Med/Surg RN for a night shift position at a Level I trauma teaching hospital, requiring at least 2 years of experience and prior travel assignment history.

Details

• Medical Surgical unit within a Magnet-designated, Level I trauma teaching hospital
• 20 staffed beds on the unit
• Night shift schedule (3x12 hours, 7:00 PM-7:30 AM)
• Patient ratios of 1:4-5
• Unit specializes in gender affirming surgery (GAS) and orthopedic cases
• Innovative virtual care model unit collaborating with virtual RNs, requiring frequent iPhone communication
• Floating within specialty required, with travelers prioritized to float first
• Required to work 2 weekend shifts per 4-week schedule period (Sunday nights not counted as weekend)
• No on-call requirements
• No block scheduling accommodations available
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active WA state or compact RN license required (compact accepted with additional requirements)
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• At least 2 prior travel assignments beyond initial hospital experience required
• BLS certification required
• ACLS and NIH/NIHSS certifications preferred
• Teaching hospital and trauma hospital experience preferred
• Epic charting experience preferred but not required
• COVID vaccination and booster required with no exceptions

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care on a highly collaborative, innovative unit piloting new virtual care models
• Collaborate closely with virtual RNs as part of UW's first virtual care RN unit
• Scrub requirement: any solid color scrubs, also provided on unit
• First-time travelers will not be considered for this position
• Facility prefers to avoid submitting travel pairs
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rates with no radius restriction
• RTO cannot be requested during orientation week and should be kept to a minimum
• Facility cannot accommodate scheduling requests outside of approved RTO
• Prior UW staff must be separated from the facility for 18 months before returning as a traveler

American Traveler Job ID #P-756521. 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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