Travel RN Med Surg

Arlington, Texas

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You'll work a 13-week Med Surg travel contract in Arlington, Texas. This role comes through Voyage Health, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.

Posted Sep 23

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour days3 shifts a week
Unit and setting: Med Surg RN Med Surg (Travel/Contract)
License: RN license
Term: 13 weeks · Travel

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Experience: At least 2 years of recent Med Surg experience Most candidates will need to have at least 2 years of recent experience in the specialty.

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Against similar roles: Below most Texas travel postingsTexas travel postings that state pay run $1,520/week to $2,500/week, the middle half $1,740/week to $2,210/week, across 390 postings.

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Specialty: RN Med Surg
Location: Arlington, Texas
Employment Type: Travel/Contract
Pay: $1633 - $1719 per week
Shift: 3x12 Days
Start Date: ASAP
Contract Length: 13-week
Position: RN Med Surg (Travel/Contract)

We're hiring experienced RN Med Surg for a 13-week contract in Arlington, Texas — earn up to ($1633 - $1719 per week) while providing essential care at a leading facility. Most candidates will need to have at least 2 years of recent experience in the specialty.

Looking to level up your career and boost your income? At Voyage Healthcare, we help connect nurses, therapists, and allied health pros with high-paying travel jobs at top-rated facilities across the U. S. With thousands of openings nationwide, you can earn up to $3,500+ per week (depending on your specialty, location, housing, and benefits)—all while making a real impact on the communities that need you most. Let your next adventure start with us!

Apply & Call us today at 800-798-6035 for details on this opportunity. #Workwolf

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In Arlington, TX

Arlington, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 3% above the US average

Median rent: $1,470/mo
Household income: $75,171/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Arlington, TX

NeighborhoodsNorth Arlington is the apartment-and-newer-house side along I-30, with complexes stacked near the freeways, newer subdivisions behind them, and River Legacy Park on the Trinity River; it has one of the city’s largest rental markets but the worst game-day traffic. West Arlington is quieter house country on Lake Arlington, with custom-built neighborhoods, oversized yards, and the widest for-sale inventory. Central Arlington mixes downtown streets, the University of Texas at Arlington campus, and older starter houses; East Arlington is the older affordable grid with a shorter hop toward Dallas. Southeast is whole-house rentals with gyms and pools; Southwest is large newer houses with garages and backyard pools. Viridian comes up for apartments; nearby 30-minute options named by locals include Las Colinas and southern Grand Prairie near I-20.

North Arlington is the apartment-and-newer-house side along I-30, with complexes stacked near the freeways, newer subdivisions behind them, and River Legacy Park on the Trinity River; it has one of the city’s largest rental markets but the worst game-day traffic. West Arlington is quieter house country on Lake Arlington, with custom-built neighborhoods, oversized yards, and the widest for-sale inventory.

Central Arlington mixes downtown streets, the University of Texas at Arlington campus, and older starter houses; East Arlington is the older affordable grid with a shorter hop toward Dallas. Southeast is whole-house rentals with gyms and pools; Southwest is large newer houses with garages and backyard pools.

Viridian comes up for apartments; nearby 30-minute options named by locals include Las Colinas and southern Grand Prairie near I-20.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: apartmentguide.com Source 5: reddit.com

Getting aroundArlington has no citywide bus network, so a car is required; I-30 runs the north edge, I-20 the south, and SH-360 the east side. Average commute time is about 23.76 minutes, and residents say it is easy to hop I-30 toward Fort Worth or reach Dallas, Fort Worth, and DFW International Airport. The catch is entertainment-district congestion: on Cowboys Sundays and summer theme-park weekends, I-30 and nearby streets clog for hours. Sources do not name hospital campuses, parking rules, or transit lines to medical centers—only this car-first highway pattern and limited public transportation versus larger cities.

Arlington has no citywide bus network, so a car is required; I-30 runs the north edge, I-20 the south, and SH-360 the east side. Average commute time is about 23.76 minutes, and residents say it is easy to hop I-30 toward Fort Worth or reach Dallas, Fort Worth, and DFW International Airport.

The catch is entertainment-district congestion: on Cowboys Sundays and summer theme-park weekends, I-30 and nearby streets clog for hours. Sources do not name hospital campuses, parking rules, or transit lines to medical centers—only this car-first highway pattern and limited public transportation versus larger cities.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: apartmentguide.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: resident.com

OutdoorsRiver Legacy Park on the Trinity River’s north bend has miles of paved walk-and-bike trails through bottomland forest, plus rougher mountain-bike tracks deeper in the woods, and is used for picnics. Bowman Springs Park on Lake Arlington is named for a lakeside picnic and walk. The city has more than 90 parks, plus hiking and biking and golf courses; Hurricane Harbor Arlington is the summer water-park outlet with slides, a lazy river, and wave pools. West-side living leans toward Lake Arlington itself.

River Legacy Park on the Trinity River’s north bend has miles of paved walk-and-bike trails through bottomland forest, plus rougher mountain-bike tracks deeper in the woods, and is used for picnics. Bowman Springs Park on Lake Arlington is named for a lakeside picnic and walk.

The city has more than 90 parks, plus hiking and biking and golf courses; Hurricane Harbor Arlington is the summer water-park outlet with slides, a lazy river, and wave pools. West-side living leans toward Lake Arlington itself.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: lemon8-app.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: apartmentguide.com Source 5: arlington.org

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Living in Arlington

Arlington sits in the middle of the Dallas–Fort Worth metroplex—a flat, car-first city of about 403,000 between two downtowns, grown around AT&T Stadium, Globe Life Field, Six Flags, and Hurricane Harbor. Healthcare ranks among major industries here. You can live inside the same city limits as the Cowboys and Rangers, then walk River Legacy Park’s Trinity River trails or catch a free Levitt Pavilion concert. Game days and summer weekends clog I-30 for hours, and there is no citywide bus network—you drive I-30, I-20, or SH-360. Typical commute is about 24 minutes, with easy hops to Fort Worth, Dallas, and DFW Airport. Housing undercuts the national median: homes about $312,000–$340,000, rents roughly $1,167–$1,327. North Arlington mixes apartments, newer houses, and the park; West Arlington is lakeside custom homes with oversized yards; Central and East are older, cheaper streets near UT Arlington. Eat at Urban Union, Prince Lebanese Grill, Damian’s Cajun Soul Café, or Sprouts Springroll & Phở. Summers hit the upper 90s with humidity; air conditioning is not optional.

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As of 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: apartmentguide.com Source 4: lemon8-app.com Source 5: matadornetwork.com Source 6: loewshotels.com Source 7: reddit.com Source 8: resident.com

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