Travel RN - Med/Surg Tele
Prescott, Arizona
Staffing partner
- Eligibility
- Telemetry
- Shift
- Nights
- Hours a week
- 36 hrs a week
- Unit
- Med-Surg/Tele
- Contract
- 13-week contract
Posted Jul 25 · Not open to new grads
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- Nights · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
- Nurse to patient
- 1:5
- Term
- 13 weeks · starts Aug 24, 2026 · Travel
- On the floor
- No charge shifts · Floating required · No call
- Practice
- Cerner charting
stated in this posting
More role details
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Staffing partner
- American Traveler
Pay
- Against the board
- Inside the AZ travel range
- Relocation
- Help offered
AZ travel postings that state pay run $1,800/week to $2,760/week, the middle half $2,050/week to $2,450/week, across 117 postings.
About this role
American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a 13-week night shift Med/Surg Tele assignment in Arizona, requiring telemetry strip interpretation skills and experience with surgical and neurological patient populations. Acute care hospital setting on a 48-bed Med/Surg Telemetry unit. Patient population includes COVID, respiratory, GI, diabetics, telemetry, TIA, CVA, and general, orthopedic, and spinal surgical patients. Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:5. 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 PM-7:30 AM. Every other weekend required. Length: 13 weeks. Start Date: Aug 24, 2026.
Sourced from a public job board.
“licenses will not be accepted Current BLS and ACLS certifications required; pending certifications will not be accepted Minimum 2 years of RN experience required Experience reading and interpreting basic telemetry strip…” · from this posting
Requirements
- Active AZ RN license or Compact (NLC) RN license currently in hand; pending licenses will not be accepted
- Driver's license required for consideration
- Permanent residence must be at least 50 miles from the facility (verified by driver's license)
- Candidates may not have been directly employed (full-time, part-time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit, CHI, or Dignity facility within the past year; candidates placed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered
- Active AZ RN license or Compact (NLC) RN license currently in hand; pending licenses will not be accepted
- Current BLS and ACLS certifications required; pending certifications will not be accepted
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- Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
- Experience reading and interpreting basic telemetry strips required
- Experience with general and orthopedic surgical patients, CVA, and TIA required
- Must pass the Relias Dysrhythmia exam (basic or advanced) before an offer can be confirmed
- A driver's license is required for consideration
- 2 professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years
Benefits
- Top compensation packages
- Free private housing or generous housing subsidy
- Tax advantage plan
- Comprehensive medical, dental and life insurance coverage
- Weekly payroll
- Referral bonuses
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- Licensure reimbursement
- Travel allowances
Place
- City
- Prescott, Arizona
- Median rent
- $1,395/mo
- Local household income
- $70,874/yr
- Metro price level
- 2% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Prescott area index 98.3, where 100 is the national average.
Prescott sits at over 5,000 feet in central Arizona, offering four mild seasons and Ponderosa pine scenery instead of desert heat. Historic Whiskey Row and Courthouse Plaza anchor a walkable downtown with frontier-town character. It's a quieter alternative to Phoenix or Tucson for nurses seeking outdoor access and small-town pace.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
About the employer
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Worth asking
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- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How is staffing support handled day to day?