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RN MedSurg - Travel Nurse — TNAA Healthcare | Nursing Mastery

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Posted Apr 23, 2026 · Last seen active Jul 24, 2026

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This role comes through TNAA Healthcare, a staffing partner — assignment-style terms, so ask exactly which facility you'd land in. The posted pay starts around $108k a year.

About this role

We're looking for Medical Surgical RNs for an immediate travel nurse opening in Gardner, MA. The right RN should have 1-2 years recent acute care experience. Read below for more requirements. As a MedSurg RN, you will conduct patient assessments and prioritize data collection based on patients' immediate conditions or needs. MedSurg RNs perform ongoing assessments and appropriate treatments as ordered by a physician. Documenting patient findings and providing education and support to patients' families is essential to this travel nurse position. As a Medical Surgical Travel Nurse, you should be prepared to perform the following tasks: Provide bedside care for a variety of patients, including pre- and post-op patients. Prepare, administer and record prescribed medication, reporting any adverse reactions to treatment. Change dressings, insert catheters and start IVs. Prepares equipment and aids physician during examination and treatment of patient. Educates patients on surgical procedures.

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Participates in discharge planning and initiates patient education plan as prescribed by physician. Medical Surgical Travel Nurses should be able to stand and walk for long periods of time, as well as bend, lean and stoop without difficulty. RNs should be able to easily lift 20 pounds. Moving or lifting of patients may require lifting of up to 50 pounds at times. RNs will work in a fast-paced environment treating patients that may be confused, agitated, and/or uncooperative. Requirements*: BLS, ACLS, 1 Year * Additional certifications may be required before beginning an assignment. Pay: $2,074.30

Skills for this role

patient assessmentmedication administrationIV insertioncatheter insertionwound caredressing changesdischarge planningpatient educationbedside carepre-operative carepost-operative caredocumentation

Certifications

BLSACLS

Requirements

Registered Nurse (RN)
BLS
ACLS
1-2 years recent acute care experience
RN
1 Year

About the employer

TNAA Healthcare

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Assignment workplace not listed.

TNAA Healthcare is a travel nursing staffing agency headquartered in Columbus, OH, that places Registered Nurses in short-term and immediate-fill travel assignments at healthcare facilities across multiple states. Based on the provided job descriptions, TNAA recruits RNs for highly specialized…

Living in Gardner, MA

Gardner, nicknamed the 'Chair City' for its furniture-making heritage, offers a quiet small-town setting amid the rolling wooded hills of north-central Massachusetts. It's a practical pick for RNs who value a slower pace while staying within reach of Worcester's medical corridor.

Cost of living in Massachusetts: 145.9; 46% above the national average
RN pay, Massachusetts average: $113k; mean annual wage

State-level figures. Becker's Hospital Review (BLS OEWS May 2024 wages · World Population Review 2024 cost index)

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Posted pay · approx. $108k+/yr

RN MedSurg - Travel Nurse

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