Travel Acute Care Medical-Surgical RN - $2,707 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Albany, Georgia. Job Description & Requirements Specialty: Med Surg Discipline: RN Start Date: 06/22/2026 Duration: 17 weeks 36 hours per week Shift: 12 hours, nights Employment Type: Travel Assignment Overview Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs Hours: 36 hrs/wk Start Date: Jun 22, 2026 Length: 17 weeks Openings: 3 Description American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Med/Surg Acute Care travel assignment in Albany, GA, requiring a minimum of 2 years of specialty experience and at least one prior travel assignment. Details Hospital-based acute care setting with a 483-bed main campus 14-bed Med/Surg unit with a 1:6 nurse-to-patient ratio on both days and nights Patient population includes diabetic, CHF, COPD, GI bleed, renal failure, dialysis, post-surgical, amputation, wound care, DVT, ETOH, and psychiatric patients Common medications administered include Lasix, Bumex, and Heparin Telemetry monitoring is available on a separate unit; nurses are not required to read strips CNAs are generally assigned 1:12 and may be pulled for 1:1 or sitter assignments CPAP used; BiPAP used on nights only Night shift, 12-hour shifts from 7p–7a with a shift change window of 6:45–7:15 Every other weekend required Schedule rotates with permanent staff Floating required to all acute care, cardiology (for medical patients), or the EC for acute care patient holds MEDITECH EMR used in this position 17-week contract Requirements Active GA RN license or compact RN license valid in Georgia required Required certifications: BLS (AHA) and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS); ACLS preferred Minimum 2 years of RN experience in Med/Surg or equivalent acute care specialty required At least one prior travel assignment required Experience in a larger, high-acuity, high-census, fast-paced acute care hospital required; Critical Access Hospital (CAH) experience does not meet this requirement Driver's license required for consideration Must reside more than 75 miles from the facility to be eligible for placement Additional Information Primary Care Nursing model is practiced on this unit LPNs and LPN-Cs are part of the floor staff Candidates who have been employed by this facility within the last 12 months are not eligible for placement Strict attendance policy is enforced; repeated call-outs or tardiness may result in termination of assignment RTO and scheduling requests are honored only if included in the initial confirmation of assignment Scrub colors required: Caribbean Blue top and bottom, White top with Caribbean Blue bottom, or all white No bags permitted at the nurses' station; personal locks for lockers are allowed Nail polish is permitted, but artificial, gel, or Shellac nails are strictly prohibited due to CLABSI prevention protocols Hand hygiene compliance is actively monitored using sanitizer-tracking badges issued upon assignment start 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: Travel RN - Med/Surg. #J-18808-Ljbffr Vivian Health