Medical Surgical Float Pool - Travel Registered Nurse- $1890 per week.

Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Shift: 7:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Experience:

• 12 months of experience with 3 months within the last 12 months.

• 18 months of Medical Surgical Float Pool experience.

• Experience with Cerner is required.

• Experience with Epic is preferred.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a Alabama license or compact license (required after submission).

• This role will require floating to multiple units

• Travel only, local not allowed. Candidates must live >60 miles from facility to be submitted.

• Flu vaccination required for submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• 6 months gap required between for Staff at Program: SimpliFi Program - Baptist Health UAB and no current placement allowed at Program: SimpliFi Program - Baptist Health UAB.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Required Skills/Experience: - First-time travelers accepted with a minimum of 18 months of MedSurg and/or ICU experience and Epic or Cerner experience; if experience is strictly ICU, Cerner is required. - At least 1 year of trauma/surgical experience.

Preferred Skills/Experience: - Chemotherapy experience highly preferred.

Special Requests: - You can only have 1 active application for the same position (same unit and shift at the same facility). You may apply to both day shift and night shift on the same unit and facility, but not to another position on the same unit and facility with the same shift. - Must be gone for 6 months before returning as a traveler, measured from last shift worked to start date. - Holiday time off is not contractually guaranteed prior to arrival. - Baptist blackout 2026 RTO dates: Martin Luther King Jr. Day 1/19-20; Valentine’s Day week 2/13-16; entire month of March; Easter weekend 4/18-20; Mother’s Day weekend 5/10-12; Memorial Day week 5/24-5/26; Father’s Day weekend 6/14-16; Fourth of July 7/3-6; Labor Day weekend 8/30-9/1; Halloween 10/30-11/2; Thanksgiving 11/26-30; Christmas and New Year’s 12/21-1/1. - Up to 7 days off may be approved, excluding blackout dates; blackout-date requests require approval.

Unit Details: - Float pool assignments may include trauma/surgical, neuroscience, MedSurg/oncology, orthopedics, and MS/Ortho/Urology. - Typical patient ratios are 1:4, up to 1:6 depending on assignment; 5 North MedSurg/Oncology ratios are 1:4-5. - With lower patient ratios, RNs are expected to assist with turning patients, baths, and ADLs. - 6 North Trauma Surgical cares for general surgery and vascular surgery patients; expected skills include wound care, chest tubes, NGTs, IV skills, medication administration/documentation, and escalations. - 5 South Neuroscience cares for CVA, TBI, seizure, AMS, spinal fusion, craniotomy, degenerative disease, post-trauma, and angiogram patients; expected skills include IV starts, blood draws from central lines, trach care, PEGs, NGTs, colostomy/ostomy care, wound care, chest tubes, surgical site care, C-collars, abdominal binders, and restraints. - 5 North MedSurg/Oncology includes MedSurg/oncology, palliative care, and ETOH withdrawal patients and is a high-acuity, fast-paced unit; expected skills include trach care, chest tubes, PEG tubes, wound care, drains, foleys, IV starts, and chemotherapy administration if certified. Telemetry is monitored by techs, and RNs must interpret and confirm strip readings every 4 hours. - 3 South Orthopedics cares for orthopedic and spine patients, including joint replacements, fractures, fusions, and laminectomies; expected skills include PCA pumps, negative-pressure wound dressings, dressing changes, foleys, and hemovac/JP drains. - 3 North MS/Ortho/Urology cares for urology, ENT, orthopedic, and MedSurg patients; expected skills include trach care, wound care, wound vacs, IV starts, CVL dressing changes, and nurse-driven foley protocol. - Unit equipment includes Plum 360 IV pumps, Omnicell medication dispensing, and Spacelabs monitors.

Shift & Scheduling: - Every other weekend or 4 weekend days per month. - No call. - One major and one minor seasonal holiday per policy. - Schedule cycle is 4 weeks; no self-scheduling, uses Smart Square.

Floating Requirements: - Float to any like unit/patient location: MS-MS, MS-ICU task, MS-ER/MS holds; ICU-ICU, ICU-MS task or limit of 3, ICU-ER/ICU holds.

7 days maximum time off. Facility holidays: 09/07/2026, 11/25/2026, 11/26/2026, 11/27/2026, 12/24/2026, 12/25/2026, 12/26/2026, 12/31/2026, 01/01/2027, 01/18/2027, 02/09/2027, 02/21/2027, 03/26/2027, 03/26/2027, 03/27/2027, 03/28/2027, 05/30/2027, 05/31/2027, 07/03/2027, 07/04/2027. Number of holidays allowed off: 0

2 Charge/Lead references required from within the last 12 months

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

• Skills Checklist: Yes
• References: Yes
• License Type: registered
• License State: AL
• Certifications: Basic Life Support, NIH Stroke Scale

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: – –
• Shift Type: Day
• Contract Date: 2026-11-16
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3