Travel Med Surg RN - $2,146 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Float Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Montgomery, Alabama.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Float
• 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 13-week night shift assignment in a Level I Trauma Center, requiring at least 18 months of MedSurg or ICU experience.

Details

• 492-bed Level I Trauma Center, Level III NICU, and Primary Stroke Center
• Staff Float Pool MedSurg unit with home unit assigned on first day of orientation
• Patient ratios range from 1:4 to 1:6 depending on unit
• Possible units include 6 North Trauma Surgical, 5 South Neuroscience, 5 North MedSurg/Oncology, 3 South Orthopedics, and 3 North MS/Ortho/Urology
• Patient populations vary by unit and include general surgery, vascular, neuro, oncology, orthopedic, and urology cases
• 12-hour night shifts, 7pm-7am, on a 36-48 hour schedule
• Weekend rotation required (every other weekend or 4 weekend days per month)
• No on-call requirements
• Floating required to like units (MS-MS, MS-ICU task, MS-ER/holds, ICU-ICU, ICU-MS task with limit of 3, ICU-ER/holds)
• EMR: Cerner, with EPIC experience also considered
• Uses Plum 360 IV pumps, Omnicell medication dispensing, and Spacelabs monitors
• Support staff includes CNAs, charge nurses, phlebotomy, IV/VAT team, hospitalists, and telemetry techs
• RNs required to interpret and confirm telemetry strip readings every 4 hours

Requirements

• Active RN license (AL State or Compact) required
• Current BLS and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum of 18 months MedSurg and/or ICU experience required
• Cerner or EPIC EMR experience required; Cerner required if experience is strictly ICU
• Unit-specific skills may include wound care, chest tubes, NGT, trach care, PEG, IV starts, ostomy care, and central line dressing changes
• Telemetry experience preferred and should be disclosed if applicable
• Chemo certification preferred for MedSurg/Oncology unit but not required

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care including turning, bathing, and ADL assistance in lower-ratio units
• Travelers new to the facility or returning after 1+ years will complete 24 hours of classroom orientation and 24 hours on the unit
• Holiday coverage required for one major and one minor seasonal holiday per policy
• Scrub color is unrestricted
• Schedule follows a 4-week cycle with no self-scheduling; uses Smart Square
• Up to 7 days of time off may be approved in advance, excluding facility blackout dates
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Previous staff must wait 6 months after their last shift before returning as a travel employee
• Candidates must reside outside a 60-mile radius of the facility; local candidates are not accepted
• Free parking available in designated parking deck levels

American Traveler Job ID #P-754597. 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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