Travel RN - Med/Surg
Spokane, Washington
Staffing partner
Posted Aug 21 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 12-hour nights
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- Med-Surg
- Contract
- 16 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour nights · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
- Nurse to patient
- 1:6–1:8
- Term
- 16 weeks · starts Sep 8, 2026 · Travel
- On the floor
- Floating required · No call
- Practice
- Epic charting
stated in this posting
More role details
- Setting
- Hospital
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
- Staffing partner
- American Traveler
Pay
About this role
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
- Hours: 36 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Sep 8, 2026
Read the full posting
- Length: 16 weeks
- Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring a Med/Surg RN for a night shift rehabilitation hospital position requiring prior travel experience and at least 2 years of Med/Surg nursing experience.
Details
- Work in the Medical Surgical unit of a rehabilitation hospital that is also a teaching facility with 91 staffed beds
- Care for patients with neurological/psychiatric conditions, CVA, pre/post neurosurgery, spinal cord injury, and traumatic brain injury
- Patient ratios of 1:6-8
- Night shift schedule with 3x
- 12 hour shifts (7:00 PM - 7:00 AM)
- Weekend shifts required at minimum every other weekend based on facility need
- Floating between units required
- No on-call responsibilities
- 48-hour work weeks approved
- Epic EMR used for charting
Requirements
- Active WA or compact RN license required, must be in hand at submission
- Current BLS certification required
- Minimum 2 years of Med/Surg nursing experience required
- Prior travel nursing experience required
- Epic charting experience required
- Skills required in isolation precautions/PPE, oxygen administration via nasal cannula and tanks, non-invasive airway management, IV therapy/phlebotomy, peripheral line care, and cardiac monitoring
- Experience with rapid response/code team protocols required
- Two supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years required
Additional Information
- Provide direct patient care to a rehabilitation population with complex neurological and post-surgical needs
- May be required to float to sister facilities within the state
- Must commit to working 3 of 5 major holidays (Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, New Year's Day)
- All RTO and scheduling requests must be submitted upfront prior to offer, as post-offer requests may not be accommodated
- Any color scrubs accepted across all units
- No parking fees at this facility
- Former Providence permanent employees may return as travelers after a 3-month waiting period, provided they are not within 50 miles of the facility
- Local candidates within a 50-mile radius accepted at a lower bill rate
- Candidates should not contact facility staff directly regarding the position
Sourced from a public job board.
“aveler is hiring a Med/Surg RN for a night shift rehabilitation hospital position requiring prior travel experience and at least 2 years of Med/Surg nursing experience.” · from this posting
Requirements
- Active WA or compact RN license required, must be in hand at submission
- Current BLS certification required
- Minimum 2 years of Med/Surg nursing experience required
- Prior travel nursing experience required
- Epic charting experience required
- Skills required in isolation precautions/PPE, oxygen administration via nasal cannula and tanks, non-invasive airway management, IV therapy/phlebotomy, peripheral line care, and cardiac monitoring
- Experience with rapid response/code team protocols required
- Two supervisory references covering 1 year of employment within the last 3 years required
Place
- City
- Spokane, Washington
- Median rent
- $1,215/mo
- Local household income
- $70,064/yr
- Metro price level
- about the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities
all local households, not nurse pay
Spokane area index 100.3, where 100 is the national average.
Spokane sits along the Spokane River in eastern Washington, offering a relaxed pace with plenty of outdoor access. Riverside State Park and the historic Browne's Addition neighborhood give the city character. It's a practical landing spot for nurses who want affordable living, four seasons, and an easy commute without big-city traffic.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
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American Traveler is a travel nursing staffing agency that places experienced registered nurses in temporary 13-week contract assignments at hospitals across multiple states. Assignments are located in diverse geographic settings, from Rapid City, SD, to Michigan's Upper Peninsula and Atlanta,…
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