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MTK Healthcare

Hiring nurses in California

  • Travel contracts
  • Hiring days and nights
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From 3 postings, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Jul 27, 2026Sources

For the MTK Healthcare hiring team

3 nursing students, new grads and nurses on Nursing Mastery who want to work in the states where you hire are open to offers for your roles.

  • Case Management1 role · 0 who fit
  • ER1 role · 0 who fit
  • OR1 role · 3 who fit

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The short version

You work through MTK Healthcare as a travel or contract nurse, not on a single hospital payroll.

Employer research, Jul 27, 2026

  1. You can take 13-week travel contracts such as OR Circulator at Mad River Community Hospital in Arcata, CA, plus Med-Surg placements in markets like Peoria and Round Rock.

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  2. Placements span multiple states—California OR, Colorado LTC, Illinois and Texas Med-Surg—so you move for the contract, not a single campus.

  3. A single Glassdoor review set rates the agency 5.0 overall with 100% willing to recommend.

    For travel nurses
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Who it fits

Best fit

  • Travel nurses: all 3 roles are travel contracts

Not a fit

Nursing here

Charting system

Meditech

MTK Healthcare · employer research

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Scheduling

Positions framed as flexible contract/travel staffing placements; weekly direct deposit promoted.

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Benefits

One Round Rock TX Med-Surg posting lists medical, retirement, and PTO; weekly direct deposit promoted for placed clinicians.

Published pay and benefits

Benefits

Estimated weekly pay range for RN Med Surg travel posting in Peoria IL

As of 2025

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What nurses say

Themes from public reviews

Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.

Overall Glassdoor rating
Single Glassdoor review set gives 5.0 overall and 100% would recommend; category scores all 5.0.
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Nurse-first staffing pitch
Company social posts emphasize easy, flexible, nurse-first placement and reduced stress versus typical staffing.
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What to ask

  • How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
  • Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
  • How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
  • What does a usual day’s workload look like?
  • Where would I work, and on which unit or team?

Common questions

Does MTK Healthcare hire new grads?

2 of 3 roles ask for nursing experience, and none says it welcomes new grads.

Which shifts are open?

Of the 2 roles with a stated shift, 1 is a day shift and 1 is a night shift.

Which units are hiring?

Case management (1), ER (1) and OR (1).

How do I apply?

Choose a role and press Apply. Your application comes to our team, we send it to MTK Healthcare, and we tell you what happens next.

Roles from MTK Healthcare

ER CLINICAL NURSE (NIGHTS) - with Housing

$2,440/week

$64–$68/hr base pay

  • RN
  • 12-⁠hour nights
  • Travel contract
  • RN
  • 8-⁠hour days
  • Travel contract
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MTK Healthcare

California

  • RN
  • Travel contract

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