Medical Surgical RN
Augusta, GA
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Jun 8, 2026
• Length: 12 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a Medical/Surgical unit position requiring at least 1 year of experience, Epic proficiency, and a GA or compact RN license.

Details

• Medical/Surgical unit in a hospital setting
• Adult to geriatric patient population with a broad range of Med/Surg diagnoses
• Patient ratio of 1:6 with an average daily census of 29 across 32 rooms
• Required skills include isolation precautions, wound care/wound vac, nasal cannula, high flow nasal cannula, chest tubes, IV starts, PICC line management, blood product administration, and feeding tube care and management
• Charting via Epic (required) with Pyxis and SBAR also in use
• Night shift: 3x12-hour shifts, 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
• Every other weekend required
• Floating within the facility and scope of practice as needed
• No on-call requirements
• 12-week contract

Requirements

• Active GA or compact RN license required
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum 1 year of Med/Surg RN experience required
• Epic experience required
• Charge RN experience is preferred
• Copies of required certifications must be provided for consideration
• Two supervisory references (manager level or above; charge nurse references not accepted) are highly preferred

Additional Information

• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates are accepted
• Navy blue scrubs required
• RTO is capped at 7 days and may not be requested during the first week of the assignment
• RTO blackout dates apply for Spring Break (April 4–12)
• Holiday coverage policy: if 1–2 major holidays fall within the assignment period, travelers are expected to work all of them with no holiday RTO allowed; if 3 major holidays fall within the assignment period, travelers must work 2 and may request 1 holiday off for approval
• Major holidays include Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Thanksgiving/Black Friday, Christmas Eve/Christmas Day, and New Year's Eve/New Year's Day
• No schedule change requests or alternate shift requests are permitted — the posted night shift is firm
• Travelers must have been away from all facilities within this health system for at least 1 full year before returning as a traveler