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Medical Surgical Unit - Travel Registered Nurse- $2000 per week.

Trusted Health
5 hours ago
Full-time
On-site
San Luis Obispo, CA, United States

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 - 7:30 PM

Experience:

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

• 12 months of Medical Surgical Unit experience with any experience within the last 4 months.

• Experience with Epic is required.

• Experience with Cerner is preferred.

• AS completion required.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a California license (required for submission).

• This role may require floating to additional units and locations

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

• Anyone currently working at this facility 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:

Preferred Credentials: Bachelor’s degree in nursing preferred.

Unit Details: The unit has only a medical-surgical patient population and currently does not include telemetry care. Medical-surgical care focuses on neurotrauma patients, postoperative orthopedic patients, and pneumonia/infection patients. Patient populations include adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients, including those with hearing, learning, and physical disabilities. Clinical duties include IV therapy, including blood products; care and maintenance of indwelling catheters and drains; epidural management; care of acute postoperative wounds; sterile technique; and assessment of vascular patency. Equipment includes glucose meters, IV pumps, and PCA machines. Uses Pyxis and Omnicell medication systems. No IV team is available. A lift team is available daily from 6 AM-midnight. Pharmacy is available M-F 6am-2100 and weekends 8am-1800; an off-site pharmacy contract covers after-hours. Phlebotomy is available on the unit 24:7. No transport team is available. Intensivist coverage is in-house 6 am-1800pm; 18-06 coverage is on call at Sierra Vista and French Hospital (a hospital 1.5 miles away), with the intensivist required to be in-house at either facility during those hours. Hospitalist coverage is available 24/7.

Shift & Scheduling: Staff must work 4 weekend shifts in a 6-week period. Day-shift weekends are Saturday and Sunday, and night-shift weekend obligations are Friday and Saturday PM shifts. No call.

Floating Requirements: You may be required to float to Adventist Health locations within 30 miles. Day-shift Med-Surg nurses stay on the unit; no floating is required on nights.

Details:

• AUTO OFFER - NO INTERVIEW: This is an auto-offer position. You will likely not interview with the facility prior to receiving an offer. However, an interview can be arranged upon request. All time off requests must be submitted at application. Scheduling requests must be worked out with the manager directly upon starting the assignment. Any offers for this job will require a clear “Yes” or “No” response from the nurse within 24hrs or the offer must be declined.

14 days maximum time off

1 Charge/Lead/Supervisor reference required from within the last 2 years

1 Manager reference required from within the last 2 years

Driver’s license required

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

  • Skills Checklist: Yes
  • References: Yes
  • License Type: registered
  • License State: CA
  • Certifications: Basic Life Support

Job Details

  • Job Type: Travel
  • Nurse/Patient: 1/5
  • Shift Type: Day
  • Contract Date: 2026-11-09
  • Expected Length: 13 weeks
  • Hours per Shift: 12
  • Shifts per Week: 3