Travel Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN - $2,400 per week

HonorVet Technologies is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Taos, New Mexico.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• Duration: 12 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical

Facility: Holy Cross Hospital - Taos

Location: Taos, NM

Start Date: 07/27/2026

Duration: 13 Weeks

Shift: Night 3x12-Hour (19:00 - 07:00)

Schedule: 3x12 Nights

Charting System: Evident

Float Required: No

Call Requirement: Yes

Note: Critical Access Facility. First-time travelers accepted. Pending license not accepted. PALS may be obtained on-site within the first week. Scrub color: Any color. Parking: Free.

Position Overview:

Seeking an experienced Medical Surgical RN to provide comprehensive nursing care in a fast-paced Med/Surg and MS/Tele unit. The RN will care for adolescent, adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients while collaborating with the interdisciplinary team to deliver high-quality patient care.

Job duties:

• Provide direct nursing care to Medical Surgical and MS/Telemetry patients.
• Perform comprehensive patient assessments and develop individualized care plans.
• Administer medications, including insulin, heparin, and blood products, following physician orders.
• Initiate, maintain, and monitor peripheral IVs and PICC lines.
• Monitor patients requiring telemetry and recognize changes in cardiac rhythms.
• Manage oxygen therapy, including nasal cannula, high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC), and BiPAP/CPAP support.
• Perform wound care, dressing changes, and ostomy care as needed.
• Monitor patient conditions and promptly communicate significant changes to the healthcare team.
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in the Evident electronic medical record.
• Follow infection prevention protocols, isolation precautions, and PPE guidelines.
• Collaborate with physicians, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, physical therapy, and other interdisciplinary team members to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Requirements:

Licensure: Active RN license (must be in hand before start; pending license not accepted)

Experience: 2 years of recent Medical Surgical experience required; 3 years preferred; first-time travelers accepted

Certifications: BLS, ACLS, PALS (PALS may be completed on-site within the first week)

Other requirement: Experience with 1:6 patient ratios preferred. References: 2 required at submission. Background review required. Zero tolerance for THC. Community hospital experience preferred.

Unit Details:

Unit: Med Surg, 010 (MS/Tele)

Patient Ratios: 1:6 (Days, Nights, Weekends)

Patient Population: Adolescents, Adults, Pediatrics, Geriatrics

Patient Diagnoses: General Medical Surgical and Telemetry patients

Number of Beds: 18

Daily Census: 14

Vaccine Policy:
COVID-19 Vaccine: Not Required
Flu Vaccine: Required – Medical Exemptions Only

Local Radius Rule:
75-mile radius rule applies. Local candidates are not accepted.

HonorVet Technologies Job ID #32534490. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse/Medical Surgical

About HonorVet Technologies

HonorVet Technologies: Pioneering Purpose, Empowering Heroes

Founded in 2015, HonorVet Technologies stands as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) , proudly certified by NaVOBA and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs . Our mission goes beyond staffing—we are committed to transforming lives by addressing the critical unemployment challenges faced by veterans.

As a Joint Commission-certified clinical staffing agency , we deliver unmatched expertise in placing top-tier healthcare professionals—RNs, LPNs/LVNs, CNAs/CMAs, and NPs—across diverse facilities, including hospitals, clinics, rehabilitation centers, old-age homes, schools, correctional facilities, and more.

At HonorVet, we don't just fill roles; we bridge gaps, uplift communities, and honor the ones who served.

Benefits

• Vision benefits
• License and certification reimbursement
• Continuing Education
• Medical benefits
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Dental benefits
• Guaranteed Hours
• Mileage reimbursement
• Referral bonus
• Bereavement
• Holiday Pay
• Sick pay
• Retention bonus