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Malone Healthcare - Nursing pays Travel Nurses the most, averaging $2,559 per week, followed by Springboard Healthcare ($2,458) and Fusion Medical Staffing-Cath Lab ($2,285). Malone Healthcare - Nursing also has the highest ceiling, with max weekly pay reaching $2,560. For comparison, the Rocky Mount, NC average for Travel Nurses is $1,915 per week — Malone Healthcare - Nursing pays 34% more.

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Registered Nurses who provide direct patient care, administer medications, coordinate treatment plans, and monitor patient conditions across diverse healthcare settings including hospitals, clinics and outpatient centers, home health and hospice, schools and public health settings, travel nursing assignments, corrections, long-term acute care, and non-bedside roles such as case management, informatics, education, and telehealth.

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