GHR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Knoxville, Tennessee.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Med Surg
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 11/16/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical-Surgical / Complex Medical Unit | Knoxville, Tennessee
Explore your next Tennessee travel nursing opportunity as a Travel Registered Nurse (RN) on a Complex Medical Unit in Knoxville. This 13-week assignment offers experienced Med-Surg RNs the opportunity to provide care for adult and geriatric patients in a fast-paced acute-care hospital while working with a strong interdisciplinary team. Knoxville combines the energy of a growing city with the natural beauty of East Tennessee, making it an appealing destination for your next travel nurse assignment.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Location: Knoxville, Tennessee
- Assignment Type: 13-week travel Registered Nurse assignment
- Start Dates: November 16, 2026, or November 30, 2026
- Assignment End Date: February 15, 2027
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,730–$1,820
- Schedule: Three 12-hour night shifts per week, 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.; every other weekend required
- Hours: 36 hours per week
- Call: Not required
- Patient Population: Adult and geriatric patients
- Typical Ratios: Approximately 1:5–6 during the day and 1:6–7 at night
- Float Expectations: Medical-surgical units and emergency department holds as needed
- Orientation: 36 hours
Medical-Surgical Travel RN Requirements
- Active, unencumbered Tennessee RN license or compact RN license in hand at the time of submission; pending licenses are not accepted
- At least 2 years of recent Registered Nurse experience in a comparable-acuity hospital setting
- Current BLS certification
- NIHSS certification or demonstrated NIHSS competency, as required for the assignment
- Prior Cerner electronic medical record experience
- Ability to pass a basic dysrhythmia interpretation test and medication test during orientation
- Strong medical-surgical, telemetry, medication administration, and patient assessment skills
- First-time travel nurses are welcome to apply
- Two professional references are required; references may be pending at submission
Travel Registered Nurse Responsibilities
- Deliver safe, evidence-based nursing care to adult and geriatric medical-surgical patients
- Perform comprehensive nursing assessments, monitor patient status, and promptly communicate changes in condition
- Provide care for patients with cardiac, renal, neurologic, respiratory, orthopedic, postoperative, and complex medical conditions
- Interpret basic dysrhythmias and monitor patients using remote continuous telemetry
- Administer medications and manage therapies including IV insulin protocols, heparin protocols, blood products, and non-titrated cardiac drips
- Manage central lines, PICC lines, peripheral IVs, feeding tubes, chest tubes, surgical drains, tracheostomies, wound care, and wound vacs
- Provide respiratory support including oxygen administration and BiPAP/CPAP management
- Coordinate care with physical therapy, respiratory services, pharmacy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and other members of the interdisciplinary team
- Accurately document patient care and outcomes in the Cerner electronic medical record
- Float to assigned medical-surgical areas or emergency department holds according to unit needs
Apply now to join this acute-care team as a Travel Registered Nurse in Knoxville, Tennessee, and take the next step in your medical-surgical travel nursing career.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
GHR Healthcare Job ID #531571. 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: Med/Surg
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