Travel Med Surg RN Float Pool - $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: 11/16/2026
• 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: Nov 16, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking a Med/Surg RN for a 13-week night shift assignment in a Staff Float Pool at a Level I Trauma Center, requiring at least 18 months of MedSurg/ICU experience and Cerner or EPIC proficiency.

Details

• Staff Float Pool position within a Med/Surg unit at a 492-bed Level I Trauma Center, Level III NICU, and Primary Stroke Center
• May be assigned to units including Trauma Surgical, Neuroscience, MedSurg/Oncology, Orthopedics, or MS/Ortho/Urology
• Patient ratios range from 1:4 to 1:6 depending on unit
• 12-hour night shifts, 7p-7a, on a 36/48 schedule
• Weekend rotation required (every other weekend or 4 weekend days per month)
• No on-call responsibilities
• Floating required to like units (MS-MS, MS-ICU task, MS-ER/MS holds, or ICU equivalents)
• EMR: Cerner required; EPIC experience will be considered
• Uses Plum 360 IV pumps, Omnicell medication dispensing, and Spacelabs monitors
• Telemetry monitored by techs, but RNs required to interpret and confirm strip readings every 4 hours

Requirements

• Active RN license (AL or Compact) required
• Current BLS and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 18 months of MedSurg and/or ICU experience required
• Cerner experience required if candidate has strictly ICU background
• Skills may include wound care, chest tubes, NGT, IV starts, trach care, PEG, ostomy care, and medication administration depending on assigned unit

Additional Information

• Assigned a home unit on first day of orientation
• New-to-facility or returning travelers (gone 1+ years) receive 24 hours classroom orientation and 24 hours on-unit training
• Support staff typically includes CNAs, charge nurses, HUC/receptionists, phlebotomy, IV/VAT team, and hospitalists
• One major and one minor seasonal holiday coverage expected per policy
• Up to 7 days of RTO may be approved in advance, excluding facility blackout dates
• Scrubs of any color permitted
• Free parking available in designated parking deck levels
• First-time travelers will be considered
• Previous staff must wait 6 months from last shift worked before returning as a traveler
• Candidates must reside outside a 60-mile radius of the facility

American Traveler Job ID #P-748926. 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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