Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $1,862 per week

HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Denton, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/19/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

TRAVEL - RN Trauma Stepdown (636) / MC Denton / 7P-7A (1030641)

Unit Information:  Surgical Trauma-63610

Location: Medical City Denton

Address: 3535 S. Interstate 35E

Floor: 5th floor

Building: Main

General Information

Tell us about the unit(s):

• Number of Beds - 25
• Number of Staff –  44 FTE’s (57 headcount)
• Type of staff:
  • Day Shift – 1 charge/6 RN’s/3 techs/1 secretary
  • Night Shift – 1 charge/6 RN’s/3 techs
• Patient Ratios –  1:4 (1:5 max for stepdown)
• Type of equipment -  
• EMR – Meditech
• On Call Requirement – none
• Floating Requirement -  to stepdown service lines (Progressive Care Unit/Heart and Vascular Unit)

Typical hiring profile

Skill Set Most recruited for:  (Travel RNs, local CNAs and sitters)

Must have:  candidates without these skills will not be considered for the role.

• ACLS, BLS, NIH
• Great customer service skills

Preferred or nice to have:  candidates with these skills will be considered first.

• Trauma/Orthopedic  experience
• Meditech experience

List typical procedures performed on unit(s):  

·       Patients requiring acute surgical intervention/consultation or post op care including:

·       Trauma Surgery

·       Bariatric Surgery

·       Vascular Surgery 

·       Traumatic Brain Injury 

·       General Surgery

·       Urological Surgery 

·       Orthopedic Surgery 

·       Neuro / Spine Surgery 

·       GI Bleed / Endoscopy 

·       Pulmonary Embolus

·       Patients with neurological diagnosis including but not limited to:  CVA, TIA, TBI, S/P Neuro-Surgery, Altered Mental Status

·       Meningitis 

·       New onset Seizures ·

·       Hypertensive Crisis ·

·       Chest Pain, CHF ·

·       Sepsis – Hemodynamically Stable ·

·       Alcohol Withdrawal ·

·       Pre and Post Cardiac Cath Lab procedural patients (***HVU***) ·

·       Post–op CV surgery patients when hemodynamically stable (***HVU***)

·       Unstable angina, suspected MI (NSTEMI & STEMI). (***HVU***) ·

·       Chest pain rule out patients (***HVU***) ·

·       Chest pain with acute EKG changes and or elevated troponin. (***HVU***)

·       Patients with acute cardiac dysrhythmias requiring IV/PO medication management · Hypertensive Urgency ·

·       Mild-Moderate congestive heart failure; with elevated BNP, and/or pulmonary edema on chest x-ray without shock ·

·       Respiratory distress patients with documented Sp02 88% or below on room air requiring Venti mask, BiPAP or CPAP ·

·       Post-op Femoropopliteal bypass, peripheral stents, post aortograms ·

·       Post-op CEA ·

·       Pulmonary Embolus requiring Heparin Drip ·

·       Patients meeting PACU discharge criteria ·

·       Vital Signs: HR 50-150 o BP >90 mmHg and < 180 mmHg Systolic

·       Dyspnea with respiratory rate < 30 breaths/min or > 10 breaths/min.

·       Oxygen Saturation greater than 90 · Patients receiving the following Intravenous drips:

·       Agatroban o Agrastat/Integrelin/ReoPro o Amiodarone o Cardene o Cardizem o Dobutamine (Renal/Heart failure dose) o Dopamine (Renal/Heart failure dose) o Heparin o Lasix o Morphine or Ativan for palliative care o Nitroglycerin o Primacor o Sodium Bicarbonate

Best personality Fit:

• Team player
• Adaptable to changing environment
• Good communication skills

About HealthTrust Workforce Solutions HCA

Benefits

• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Referral bonus
• Continuing Education
• Life insurance