Travel Medical-Surgical RN, Neurosurgery & Trauma - $1,812 per week

TNAA TotalMed RN is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Lafayette, Louisiana.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/17/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Unit: 10th Ortho/Neuro 3010-1202115
Required Certs and Skills:
- BLS
- Blood product administration
- PICC line management
- Starting IVs
- Pre/Post Neuro surgery
- TBIs
- Ortho trauma
- Surgical drains
- Chest tubes
- Isolation precautions

Preferred Certs:
ACLS & NIH

Patient Diagnoses:
Multi-trauma, seizure, GSW, Falls, TBI, stroke, sepsis, psych, epidural hematomas, epidural hemorrhage, cerebral edema, Ortho related trauma- not elective, encephalopathy
****Neuro Surgery experience is also required****
Major Trauma unit

Special Procedures/Unit Details:
Craniotomy, Spinal Fusions, ORIF, muscle flaps, skin grafts, AKA, BKA, IM nails, external fixators, spinal stimulators
- Every other holiday
-Float requirement: Can be pulled to all other inpatient units
- Unable to guarantee any specific scheduling requests ( ex: block scheduling) schedule as needed per unit.

Special Equipment:
Traction, external fixators, trapeze, PCA pumps, JP drains, wound vacs, Chest tubes, ortho braces, hemo vacs, central lines, trach, PEG, NG tubes

About TNAA TotalMed RN

TotalMed is a Top Ten, travel nursing and healthcare staffing agency with the mission of igniting purpose in healthcare. The organization staffs nurses, therapists, pharmacists, and other clinicians of all specialties in all 50 states. They offer local and travel jobs and match caregivers with the right organization to assist both facilities and patients. As an organization, they focus on putting highly-skilled staff into facilities to ensure adequate staffing for a better patient experience.

TotalMed specializes in recruiting and placing healthcare professionals in travel, PRN, and permanent positions across the country in Nursing and Allied Health. Throughout 2020, the organization filled roles at even the most short-staffed facilities during the most challenging time in healthcare. By matching the right travel healthcare professional with the right organization, TotalMed continues to offer a lifeline to facilities and their patients.

Benefits

• Weekly pay
• Guaranteed Hours
• Continuing Education
• 401k retirement plan
• Sick pay
• Wellness and fitness programs
• Referral bonus
• Employee assistance programs
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits
• Benefits start day 1