Travel: (RN) - Medical Surgical/ TELE

Knoxville, Tennessee

Staffing partner

Travel: (RN) - Medical Surgical/ TELE This role comes through TalentBurst, Inc., a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.

Posted Sep 16

Shift and hours: Nights, 7P-7A Shift - NIGHTS - 7P-7A - EVERY OTHER WEEKEND72 hours biweekly (no 48 hour)
Unit and setting: Medical Surgical / Telemetry · Hospital Travel: (RN) - Medical Surgical/ TELE
License: RN licenseRN licensure
Term: 13 weeks · Travel

Do you qualify?

License: RN licensure RN LICENSURE
Certification: BLS BLS, ACLS (COMPLETE ALL ALC MODULES)
Certification: ACLS (complete all ALC modules)
Experience: 1+ year of experience 1+ YEAR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED
Also asks: Permanent home address greater than 50 miles from facility MUST BE GREATER THAN 50 MILES FROM FACILITY

What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Tennessee travel rolesTennessee travel postings that state pay run $1,720/week to $2,600/week, the middle half $1,860/week to $2,400/week, across 144 postings.

Benefits

BenefitsMedicalWe offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and retirement options.
BenefitsDental
BenefitsVision
BenefitsRetirement options
Health insurance
Vision insurance

The role and schedule

Floating: Floats to other units
Charting: Cerner EMR - CERNER
Care model: Total patient care TOTAL PATIENT CARE
Hours stated: NIGHTS - 7P-7A - EVERY OTHER WEEKEND
Weekends: Every other weekend Shift - NIGHTS - 7P-7A - EVERY OTHER WEEKEND
On call: No call
Guaranteed hours: 72 BIWEEKLY - NO 48 HOUR
Details: Royal blue scrubs, no fake nails SCRUBS - ROYAL BLUE- NO FAKE NAILS
Details: No block scheduling NO BLOCK SCHEDULING

Support on this unit

Nurse to patient: 1:4–1:5 stated in this posting

The workplace

TalentBurst, Inc.

Staffing partner

Hiring contact: Joshua Brown Joshua Brown

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13 weeks

Knoxville , TN

Shift - NIGHTS - 7P-7A - EVERY OTHER WEEKEND

No call

Joshua Brown

Start asap

Guaranteed hours are 72 biweekly - no 48 hour

Float to ms

No block scheduling

Must include rto with sub

Requirements

RN LICENSURE

BLS, ACLS (COMPLETE ALL ALC MODULES)

TOTAL PATIENT CARE

1+ YEAR EXPERIENCE REQUIRED

BEDS - 31

Patient ratio - 1:4- 1:5

Scrubs - royal blue- no fake nails

EMR - cerner

TRAVELERS SUBMITTED WITHOUT THE NECESSARY INFORMATION OR REQUIREMENTS WILL BE REJECTED

MUST INCLUDE PERMANENT HOME ADDRESS ON THE SUBMISSION. PLEASE INCLUDE SSN ONLY ON CANDIDATE TAX PAGE. DO NOT INCLUDE IN EMAIL OR SUB PACKET.

Must be greater than 50 miles from facility

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Why TalentBurst?

At TalentBurst, we deliver more than talent, we deliver outcomes. We partner with you to move quickly and connect you to opportunities aligned with your skills and long term growth.

Backed by precision, transparency, and results, we connect top talent with leading organizations through trusted partnerships.

We offer competitive compensation and comprehensive benefits, including medical, dental, vision, and retirement options.

TalentBurst is an equal opportunity employer committed to an inclusive and diverse workforce.

What's around it?

In Knoxville, TN

Knoxville, TNFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 7% below the US average

Median rent: $1,191/mo
Household income: $54,039/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Knoxville, TN

NeighborhoodsCedar Bluff is the West Knoxville base nurses and young professionals actually use: 2-bedroom apartments run about $1,400-$1,700, with medical offices, West Town Mall, and Turkey Creek a few minutes away and a 10-15 minute I-40 or Kingston Pike run downtown. Bearden (median sale about $372,000) and West Hills (about $537,500) offer tree-lined suburban streets that also feed Pellissippi Parkway toward Oak Ridge; Sequoyah Hills is the river-view premium tier near $697,500 with Sequoyah Park. Downtown and Fourth & Gill are the walkable central pair, with median rents about $1,013 and $802. Budget and outdoor-oriented movers look at Oakwood, Old North Knoxville, and South Knoxville; Farragut’s rolling hills, plus Maryville and Dandridge, come up when people want a quieter or cheaper ring.

Cedar Bluff is the West Knoxville base nurses and young professionals actually use: 2-bedroom apartments run about $1,400-$1,700, with medical offices, West Town Mall, and Turkey Creek a few minutes away and a 10-15 minute I-40 or Kingston Pike run downtown. Bearden (median sale about $372,000) and West Hills (about $537,500) offer tree-lined suburban streets that also feed Pellissippi Parkway toward Oak Ridge; Sequoyah Hills is the river-view premium tier near $697,500 with Sequoyah Park.

Downtown and Fourth & Gill are the walkable central pair, with median rents about $1,013 and $802. Budget and outdoor-oriented movers look at Oakwood, Old North Knoxville, and South Knoxville; Farragut’s rolling hills, plus Maryville and Dandridge, come up when people want a quieter or cheaper ring.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: randpropertymanagement.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: extraspace.com Source 4: sparefoot.com Source 5: fowlergrouptn.com

Getting aroundMost West Knoxville rentals sit 10-15 minutes from downtown on I-40 or Kingston Pike; metro-wide average commute is about 20 minutes. The west-side cluster—Cedar Bluff, Bearden, West Hills—uses Pellissippi Parkway, Kingston Pike, I-40/75, and Alcoa Highway, which also reach Oak Ridge about 22 miles northwest. Knoxville is car-dependent, with limited public transit, growing congestion, and ample complex parking in West Knoxville; Cedar Bluff’s medical centers and offices can shrink a healthcare commute to minutes, though sources do not name hospital-specific routes or bus lines.

Most West Knoxville rentals sit 10-15 minutes from downtown on I-40 or Kingston Pike; metro-wide average commute is about 20 minutes. The west-side cluster—Cedar Bluff, Bearden, West Hills—uses Pellissippi Parkway, Kingston Pike, I-40/75, and Alcoa Highway, which also reach Oak Ridge about 22 miles northwest.

Knoxville is car-dependent, with limited public transit, growing congestion, and ample complex parking in West Knoxville; Cedar Bluff’s medical centers and offices can shrink a healthcare commute to minutes, though sources do not name hospital-specific routes or bus lines.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: randpropertymanagement.com Source 2: fowlergrouptn.com Source 3: extraspace.com

OutdoorsKnoxville’s Urban Wilderness is a 1,000-acre oasis two miles from downtown with more than 50 miles of hiking and mountain-bike trails and Mead’s Quarry for paddleboarding. Sequoyah Park and the Sequoyah Hills Greenway follow the river; Zoo Knoxville and Navitat Canopy Adventures cover family days and ziplines. The Tennessee River and Great Smoky Mountains National Park shape weekends, with Norris Dam State Park about 20 miles north.

Knoxville’s Urban Wilderness is a 1,000-acre oasis two miles from downtown with more than 50 miles of hiking and mountain-bike trails and Mead’s Quarry for paddleboarding. Sequoyah Park and the Sequoyah Hills Greenway follow the river; Zoo Knoxville and Navitat Canopy Adventures cover family days and ziplines.

The Tennessee River and Great Smoky Mountains National Park shape weekends, with Norris Dam State Park about 20 miles north.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: visitknoxville.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: fowlergrouptn.com Source 5: livability.com

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Living in Knoxville

Knoxville—Scruffy City on the Tennessee River—is the practical East Tennessee base for a nurse who wants mountains, a real downtown, and prices still below the national average, with no state income tax. Most relocating clinicians land in West Knoxville. Cedar Bluff puts medical offices, West Town Mall, and Turkey Creek a few minutes away, 2-bedrooms around $1,400-$1,700, and downtown 10-15 minutes via I-40 or Kingston Pike. Bearden and West Hills trade a bit of convenience for trees and a Pellissippi Parkway path toward Oak Ridge, about 22 miles northwest. Off-shift life is Market Square (JC Holdway, Radius rooftop), the Tennessee and Bijou theatres, UT football in 101,915-seat Neyland Stadium, and the 1,000-acre Urban Wilderness plus Mead’s Quarry two miles from downtown. Tradeoffs are blunt: you need a car, traffic is growing, sales tax is about 9.25%, housing is climbing, summers are hot and humid, and pollen is heavy. Crime is block-by-block, not citywide—Downtown and Fourth & Gill grade relatively safe; Hardin Valley and Farragut are the school play. Pick the neighborhood, not the headline.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: randpropertymanagement.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: sparefoot.com Source 4: fowlergrouptn.com Source 5: visitknoxville.com Source 6: downtownknoxville.org Source 7: extraspace.com Source 8: livability.com

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No call

Start asap

Guaranteed hours are 72 biweekly - no 48 hour

Float to ms

No block scheduling

Must include rto with sub

Requirements

Patient ratio - 1:4- 1:5

Scrubs - royal blue- no fake nails

EMR - cerner

Must be greater than 50 miles from facility

What's around it?

Knoxville, TNiFrom Census ACS 2024.

Life in Knoxville, TN

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Life in Knoxville, TN

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Knoxville, TNFrom Census ACS 2024.