Medical Surgical Unit - Travel Registered Nurse- $2030 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.

• 12 months of Medical Surgical Unit experience.

• Experience with Cerner is preferred.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a Kentucky license or compact license (required for submission).

• This role will require floating to multiple units

• Travel only, local not allowed. Candidates must live >50 miles from facility to be submitted.

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

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

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

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

• Anyone who worked as Per Diem at a facility in this program 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:

Special Requests: RTO requests must go through the manager.

Unit Details: The unit primarily cares for patients with spinal cord injuries. Patient populations include traumatic brain injury (TBI), spinal cord injury (SCI), strokes (CVA), amputee patients, burns, pediatric and multitrauma cases; travelers are not expected to care for pediatric patients. Patient assignments may increase to 7 patients 2-3 times per month. Clinical care includes trach care, ventilators, BiPAP/CPAP, IVs, PICCs, central lines, wound care, bowel programs, TPN, drains/tubes, pulmonary patients with tracheostomies, laryngectomies, and G-tube/PEG-tube feeds. Patients leave the unit for hemodialysis (HD) and peritoneal dialysis (PD). The unit provides high-acuity rehabilitation care. Phlebotomy support is available, but RNs remain ultimately responsible. There are no monitors on the unit; Vital Sync monitors connect to OxyNet, with monitoring centralized at night. Plum 360 IV pumps and Omnicell medication dispensing are used.

Shift & Scheduling: Weekend rotation is every third weekend. No call. Some holiday work is expected. If back-to-back holidays occur in the contract (e.g., Thanksgiving/Black Friday or Christmas Eve/Christmas Day), the clinician will be assigned one holiday in the grouping, not both. The schedule cycle is every 6 weeks.

Floating Requirements: Floating may occur within the scope of practice; all staff participate in floating evenly, with the Float Pool used primarily for floating.

7 days maximum time off. Facility holidays: 11/26/2026, 12/25/2026, 12/31/2026, 01/01/2027, 05/31/2027, 07/04/2027, 09/06/2027. Number of holidays allowed off: 0

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

Proof of identification required

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

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

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: 1/6-7
• Shift Type: Day
• Contract Date: 2026-11-23
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3