Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Kalamazoo, MI
GHR Healthcare
3x12 hrs

Explore a 13-week travel nursing opportunity in Kalamazoo, Michigan, providing high-quality medical-surgical care to adult and geriatric patients on a collaborative hospital team. This night-shift RN contract offers diverse post-surgical experience, strong interdisciplinary support, and the opportunity to enjoy Southwest Michigan’s vibrant community, local dining, cultural attractions, and outdoor recreation.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Nursing Specialty: Medical-Surgical Nursing
• Job Location: Kalamazoo, Michigan
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,860–$1,960
• Travel Assignment Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: November 16, 2026
• Shift: 12-hour night shifts, approximately 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
• Schedule: Three shifts per week for a 36-hour schedule; 48-hour options may be available. Every-other-weekend coverage is required.
• Holiday Coverage: Required; holiday time-off requests must remain flexible to support staffing needs.
• Patient Population: Adults and geriatric patients, including general surgery, medical overflow, and post-surgical patients
• Typical Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:6, with the potential to flex higher in rare circumstances
• Call: None
• Electronic Health Record: Epic

Medical-Surgical RN Job Requirements

• Minimum 1.5 years of recent medical-surgical or progressive care nursing experience
• Active Michigan Registered Nurse (RN) license
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
• Current NIH Stroke Scale certification
• Strong post-surgical nursing competencies
• Experience with electronic health record documentation; Epic experience required
• Ability to provide safe, compassionate care for adult and geriatric patients in a fast-paced inpatient hospital environment
• Comfort floating to other medical-surgical areas, the ICU, or the emergency department waiting area to care for medical-surgical patients as needed
• Current influenza vaccination required; medical exemptions may be considered

Travel RN Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive bedside nursing care to adult and geriatric medical-surgical patients
• Care for patients recovering from appendectomy, cholecystectomy, bowel surgery, gynecological procedures, and other general surgical interventions
• Provide telemetry monitoring and promptly identify changes in patient condition
• Administer medications, heparin, insulin, patient-controlled analgesia, and blood products safely
• Manage peripheral IVs, PICC lines, implanted ports, feeding tubes, surgical drains, chest tubes, tracheostomies, and wound vacuums
• Perform wound care, colostomy and ileostomy care, isolation precautions, oral suctioning, and non-invasive airway management
• Provide oxygen therapy, including nasal cannula, high-flow nasal cannula, oxygen masks, and portable oxygen equipment
• Support patients before and after hemodialysis and coordinate care with interdisciplinary teams
• Document assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately in Epic
• Collaborate with respiratory therapy, IV services, pharmacy, rehabilitation, radiology, rapid response, phlebotomy, and other clinical support teams
• Float as needed while maintaining safe, compassionate, and evidence-based patient care

Apply now for this Medical-Surgical RN travel contract in Kalamazoo, Michigan, and join a collaborative Southwest Michigan healthcare team.

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