GHR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
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 / Med-Tele | Night Shift in Kalamazoo, Michigan
Explore a rewarding travel nursing opportunity for an experienced Medical-Surgical RN in Kalamazoo, Michigan. Kalamazoo offers a welcoming blend of vibrant arts, local dining, outdoor recreation, and accessible parks and trails, providing an enjoyable setting for your assignment. Join a collaborative adult and geriatric Med-Surg team during a 26-week night-shift assignment with competitive weekly pay, supportive hospital leadership, and opportunities for first-time travelers.
Travel RN Job Details
- Specialty: Medical-Surgical / Med-Tele nursing
- Employment Type: Travel nursing contract
- Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,860–$1,960
- Start Date: November 16, 2026
- Contract Duration: 26 weeks, with availability for an assignment of up to 26 weeks
- Schedule: Three 12-hour night shifts per week
- Shift Duration: 12-hour nights, approximately 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
- Hours: 36 hours per week; additional shifts may be available as needed
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
- Patient Population: Adult and geriatric patients
- Typical Patient Ratio: Up to 1:6 on nights
- Floating: Travelers may float first to other medical-surgical units as needed
- Electronic Medical Record: Epic
- Orientation: 24 hours
Medical-Surgical Travel Nurse Requirements
- At least 2 years of professional Registered Nurse experience, including a minimum of 1 year of recent medical-surgical nursing experience
- Recent Med-Tele nursing experience required
- Current, unrestricted Michigan RN license
- Current BLS certification
- Current ACLS certification
- Recent Epic charting experience
- Strong clinical skills caring for adult and geriatric patients
- Experience managing patient assignments of up to six patients
- Flu vaccination required; medical exemptions may be considered
- Supervisor-level professional references required
Medical-Surgical RN Responsibilities
- Provide safe, compassionate nursing care to adult and geriatric patients in a busy medical-surgical setting.
- Assess patients, develop and update nursing care plans, administer medications, and evaluate treatment outcomes.
- Care for patients with conditions including pneumonia, heart failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, diabetic ketoacidosis, altered mental status, sepsis, renal failure, and substance withdrawal.
- Manage peripheral and central lines, PICC lines, ports, chest tubes, surgical drains, feeding tubes, wound care, wound vacs, and continuous bladder irrigation.
- Perform blood product administration, IV therapy, phlebotomy, oxygen administration, non-invasive airway management, and insulin-related interventions within scope and facility policy.
- Use Epic to accurately document assessments, interventions, medications, and patient progress.
- Collaborate with respiratory therapy, physical therapy, pharmacy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, interpretation services, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team.
- Float to other medical-surgical units as needed while maintaining high standards of patient safety and continuity of care.
- Participate in every-other-weekend coverage and support unit operations during night shifts.
Apply now for this Medical-Surgical Travel RN opportunity in Kalamazoo, Michigan. First-time travel nurses are welcome to apply.
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 #530609. 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
About GHR Healthcare
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