Travel RN - Med/Surg
American Traveler
Boston, Massachusetts
Staffing partner
$2,190/wk
$2,190/week gross
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Posted Aug 15, 2026 · Last seen active Aug 17, 2026
What this means for you
This role comes through American Traveler, a staffing partner — assignment-style terms, so ask exactly which facility you'd land in. The schedule rotates — ask early how far out they post it; that answer tells you a lot. Twelve-hour shifts compress the week — three days on, four days yours.
What the listing says
- Shift
- Rotating · 12-hour
- Weekends, holidays, call
- Must have every other weekend (EOW) and every other holiday (EOH) availability
- EHR & union
- EHR: Epic
About this role
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Requirements
- Active MA RN license
- Every other weekend
- Float pool
- RN License
- Hospital
- Rotating weekends
- Travel nursing
- Mid-level
- Medical-surgical
About the employer
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,…
What reviewers appreciate
- Diverse geographic assignment opportunities across multiple states
- Multiple clinical specialties available including ED, PCU/Med-Surg Telemetry, and OR
- Structured 13-week contracts with clearly defined shift patterns and hours
What reviewers flag
- On-call requirements including evening, overnight, and weekend call for certain assignments
- Floating required on a rotational basis at some assignments
- May be placed on call if unit census drops, creating schedule uncertainty
Living in Boston, MA
Boston blends world-class medicine with deep colonial history. Compact walkable neighborhoods like Back Bay and the South End sit beside the Charles River. Winters are real and housing is costly, but nurses gain access to America's premier healthcare corridor.
- Metro price level · Boston area
- 8% above the national average
- BEA index 108.3 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $2,147/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $97,344/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
On your path
Med surg is open from year one. A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through the base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
