Medical Surgical RN
Pocatello, ID
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Nov 16, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Med/Surg RN for a night shift position requiring prior travel experience and a 1:6 patient ratio background.

Details

• Work in the Medical Surgical unit of a hospital setting
• Night shift schedule, 3x12-hour shifts from 19:00-7:00
• 36 or 48 hour weekly options available
• Patient ratio of 1:6
• Every other weekend required
• Floating required
• Cares for patients with diagnoses including sepsis, CIWA, confusion, AMS, COPD, post-op care, AKI, trauma, respiratory failure, bowel obstruction, pyelonephritis, cardiac conditions, diabetes, GI conditions, isolation precautions, and SI with medical indications
• Uses Epic charting system

Requirements

• Active RN license (State or Compact) in hand at time of consideration
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of recent experience required
• Previous charge nurse experience required
• Prior experience with 1:6 patient ratios required
• Prior travel nursing experience required
• Teaching hospital experience preferred
• Trauma Level II experience preferred
• Epic charting experience preferred
• Skills required include IV therapy/phlebotomy, central and peripheral line care, blood product administration, PICC line management, respiratory care (BiPAP/CPAP, chest tubes, HFNC, tracheostomy care), GI care (bowel obstruction, ostomy and feeding tube management), renal care (CBI, pre/post hemodialysis), neurological/psychiatric care (CVA, pre/post neurosurgery, substance withdrawal), medication administration (heparin, insulin, PCA), wound care/wound vac, and use of rapid response/code teams
• ABG interpretation and traumatic brain injury experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide comprehensive medical-surgical nursing care across a diverse patient population including cardiovascular, orthopedic, respiratory, renal, GI, and neurological cases
• Must complete onboarding core items/labs within 48 hours of contract signing
• Must reside outside a 50-mile radius of the facility to be eligible
• Former staff must wait at least 1 year before returning as a traveler
• No more than 3 days of RTO will be auto-approved, and no RTO is permitted during the first week of orientation
• No travel pairs or groups accepted