Registered Nurse - Med/Surg

Registered Nurse – Med/Surg

Take your next step with a 12-hour night-shift assignment offering $48.91 per hour, weekly direct-deposit pay, and comprehensive benefits. Work in a 30-bed acute-care setting with a strong focus on postoperative urology patients, educational opportunities, and an 11/16/2026 start date.

Location: Shreveport, LA

Start Date: 11/16/2026

End Date/Duration: 02/13/2027; approximately 13 weeks

Shift: 12-hour nights

Hours/Week: 36–48 hours per week; alternating 3- and 4-shift weeks

Employment Type: Travel assignment

License/Certifications: Registered Nurse license; BLS, ACLS, NIHSS

Experience: 2 years of acute-care RN experience

Pay & Benefits

• Hourly Pay Rate: $48.91
• Competitive pay packages
• Weekly pay schedule via direct deposit
• Comprehensive medical benefits for W-2 employees
• Robust referral bonus program
• 24/7 dedicated team support throughout your assignment
• Paid sick time in accordance with applicable state, federal, and local laws
• Licensure, certification, travel, and other reimbursements when applicable

What You'll Do

• Provide nursing care to medical-surgical and postoperative patients.
• Care for patients recovering from urologic procedures, including nephrectomies, cystectomies, prostatectomies, and nephroureterectomies.
• Manage patients with conditions such as sepsis, cellulitis, DVT/PE, CHF, COPD, COVID-19, and pneumonia.
• Provide postoperative care for orthopedic and gastrointestinal or abdominal surgical patients as needed.
• Perform wound management, including care of JP drains and wound vacs.
• Monitor cardiac rhythms and manage non-titratable cardiac drips.
• Provide care involving PCA, pain management, hemodialysis catheters, and fistulas.

What You Need

• Current Registered Nurse license.
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications.
• At least 2 years of acute-care RN experience.
• Ability to pass an EKG competency examination before arrival.
• Skills in telemetry, wound care, drains, wound vacs, pain management, and cardiac rhythm interpretation.
• Willingness to work alternating 3- and 4-shift weeks, every other weekend, and 2 of 3 holidays.

• Previous travel nursing experience is not required.
• Experience with postoperative urology, medical-surgical, or acute-care patients.

About the Assignment This assignment is with a leading facility in Shreveport, Louisiana, an acute stroke-ready hospital with 189 licensed beds. The 30-bed unit provides care for postoperative urology patients, medical-surgical overflow, and select postoperative patients. Travelers may float to other medical-surgical areas within the hospital. No call is required. VHS is an Equal Opportunity Employer ("EEO")/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities/E-Verify Employer and welcomes all to apply #LiveYourLife #VHSNursingAllied