Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg
Tyler, TX
GHR Healthcare
3x12 hrs

Apply for a 13-week travel nursing assignment for an experienced Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse in Tyler, TX. Join a collaborative med-surg and telemetry nursing team caring for adult patients in this on-site opportunity in Tyler, Texas.

This Texas travel nursing opportunity offers the chance to care for patients with renal, urological, and general medical-surgical conditions while supporting safe, compassionate care in a telemetry-capable unit.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Job Title: Travel Registered Nurse – Medical-Surgical/Telemetry
• Employment Type: Travel contract
• Location: Tyler, Texas
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,570–$1,650
• Start Date: November 3, 2026
• Assignment Duration: 13 weeks, ending February 2, 2027
• Nursing Schedule: 36 hours per week; three 12-hour night shifts
• Shift Duration: 12-hour nights, 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m.
• Patient Population: Adults, from young adulthood through geriatrics
• Typical Patient Assignment: 1:6
• Weekend Requirement: Approximately half of contract shifts are scheduled on weekends
• Unit Profile: Medical-surgical care with telemetry monitoring; typical census of 16 patients
• Orientation: 16 hours, with required onsite learning modules

Medical-Surgical Travel Nurse Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license in the state of Texas or a valid compact-state license in hand at the time of submission
• At least 2 years of recent medical-surgical nursing experience
• Previous travel nursing experience required
• Current BLS certification
• Current NIHSS certification
• Epic charting experience required for the assignment
• Demonstrated ability to manage a patient assignment of approximately 1:6
• Willingness to float to units of equal or lesser acuity
• Availability to work required weekend shifts
• Ability to complete required core compliance items and laboratory requirements within 48 hours of contract signing

Travel RN Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, compassionate nursing care to adult medical-surgical and telemetry patients.
• Care for patients with renal failure, urological diagnoses, postoperative bladder or kidney conditions, renal stones, and other medical-surgical needs.
• Perform comprehensive nursing assessments, monitor telemetry, interpret dysrhythmias, and promptly report changes in patient condition.
• Manage IV therapy, central and peripheral lines, PICC lines, blood products, heparin, insulin, oxygen therapy, and non-invasive airway support.
• Provide pre- and post-hemodialysis care, wound care, wound-vac management, feeding-tube care, ostomy care, and catheter irrigation as clinically indicated.
• Administer medications and treatments while maintaining accurate, timely documentation in Epic.
• Collaborate with providers, pharmacy, respiratory therapy, physical therapy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Recognize emergencies and appropriately activate rapid response or code resources.
• Float to comparable units as needed while maintaining high standards of patient safety and clinical care.

Apply now to join this medical-surgical travel nursing team in Tyler, Texas, and take the next step in your RN career.

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