Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit - Travel Registered Nurse - $2480 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:

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

• 3 years of Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit experience with 12 months within the last 36 months (3 years).

• Experience with Epic is preferred.

Requirements:

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

• This role may require floating to additional units and locations

• Local & travel allowed.

• COVID vaccination required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• Flu vaccination required after submission. Religious, medical, and personal declinations accepted.

• Anyone who worked as Staff at a facility in this program in the last 12 months cannot be submitted.

• Anyone who worked as Part-Time at a facility in this program in the last 12 months cannot be submitted.

• Anyone who worked as Per Diem at a facility in this program in the last 12 months cannot be submitted.

• Anyone currently working at a facility in this program cannot be submitted.

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:

An interview may not be available prior to offer.

Resume: Each employment history entry must include all the following: detailed duties, hospital size, unit size, trauma level (if applicable), patient ratio, teaching facility.

References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you’re applying to.

Required Skills/Experience: Must be proficient with IV starts and blood draws. Strong general medicine/internal medicine experience required.

Preferred Skills/Experience: Charge experience preferred but not required.

Required Credentials: Must pass an EKG exam.

Special Requests: Any employment gaps greater than 30 days must be explained. Cannot apply to more than one job order on the same unit and shift at the facility. Must disclose previous employment on your resume or elsewhere within the submission for a DNU check. Daily parking costs $15+/day. Multiple on- and off-campus garage and lot options have monthly parking passes ranging from $95-$120.

Unit Details: The unit serves a broad general medicine/internal medicine population and is generally lower acuity, comparable to a regular Med-Surg unit in a community hospital. Common cases include cellulitis, abdominal pain, inpatient rehab/SNF transition patients awaiting insurance authorization, surgical overflow, direct admits, transplant workups, some behavioral patients, and infections. The floor is the only unit without telemetry monitoring; patients generally do not require telemetry. RNs perform the majority of phlebotomy and IV starts; technicians can perform lab draws and EKGs. RNs titrate drips, including heparin and Lasix. Respiratory therapy is shared between floors; patients may use home CPAPs set up by RT and receive breathing treatments.

Shift & Scheduling: Every other weekend. Holiday shifts rotate with permanent staff. No call. Huddles start at 6:45 AM; the earliest clock-in is 6:38 AM. The manager creates the schedule and will work with traveler requests; schedules are created on a month-to-month basis.

Floating Requirements: Floats rotate with core staff and are limited to Med-Surg/Tele acuity floors. NIHSS is not needed on this floor but is required for floating purposes. Tele competency is required for floating purposes. Floating units have telemetry; RNs must have basic EKG experience and be able to interpret strips and perform cardiac drips.

7 days maximum time off. Facility holidays: 11/26/2026, 12/25/2026, 01/01/2027. Number of holidays allowed off: 1. Start assignment restriction: 14 days. Maximum consecutive days off: 5

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

Driver’s license required for submission

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

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

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: 1/5
• Shift Type: Day
• Contract Date: 2026-11-02
• Expected Length: 6 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 4