Registered Nurse-RN Cardiovascular Surgery - Cardiovascular Surgery

TGN - A.T. Staffing

Mckinney, Texas

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Eligibility: Cardiac

Posted Jun 19

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour days3 shifts · 36 hours a week
Unit and setting: Cardiovascular Surgery
License: RN licenseState Licensure
Term: Travel

Do you qualify?

License: State Licensure
Certification: Current BLS and/or ACLS and/or Specialty Certifications
Also asks: Must be able to pass pre-employment, background and urine drug screening
Also asks: Current Resume
Also asks: 2 Current Clinical References
Also asks: Physical (Within 12 Months)
Also asks: TB Skin Test (Within 12 Months)
Also asks: Titers - MMR/Hep B/Varicella
Also asks: Respiratory Fit Test (Within 12 Months)
Also asks: Current - Tdap/Flu Vaccinations

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What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Texas travel rolesTexas travel postings that state pay run $1,480/week to $2,500/week, the middle half $1,730/week to $2,220/week, across 359 postings.

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Job Reference #: 61622193 Our Client is currently seeking a Registered Nurse-RN Cardiovascular Surgery for a position in McKinney, TX. 3x12 Days shift. You must have current State Licensure and at least 1 year of recent acute care experience. Requirements Current Resume State Licensure Current BLS and/or ACLS and/or Specialty Certifications 2 Current Clinical References Physical (Within 12 Months) TB Skin Test (Within 12 Months) Titers - MMR/Hep B/Varicella Respiratory Fit Test (Within 12 Months) Current - Tdap/Flu Vaccinations Must be able to pass pre-employment, background and urine drug screening

Compensation and Benefits

Estimated Total Gross Weekly Pay: $2188.80 Estimated Taxable Gross Weekly Pay: $1005.10 Estimated Non-Taxable Gross Weekly Pay: $1183.70 Health Benefit Package Travel pay - 1st pay check Extending Contract Bonus Refer a friend and earn extra cash! A. T. Staffing, we take care of you - work with us, not for us! Pay: $2,188.80

What's around it?

In McKinney, TX

McKinney, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 3% below the US average

Median rent: $1,901/mo
Household income: $124,215/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in McKinney, TX

NeighborhoodsDowntown McKinney is the walkable historic core: an early-1900s square with independent shops, tree-lined Craftsman cottages, and a small-town feel that relocation guides and Facebook locals repeatedly name as a top pick. Stonebridge Ranch is the other most-cited area, framed as a well-designed master-planned community rather than a dense urban grid. North-side and outer subdivisions emphasize newer construction, walking paths, and HOA amenities, while Reddit commenters who work in McKinney advise renting one of the city’s many fairly new apartment complexes to avoid a long commute.

Downtown McKinney is the walkable historic core: an early-1900s square with independent shops, tree-lined Craftsman cottages, and a small-town feel that relocation guides and Facebook locals repeatedly name as a top pick. Stonebridge Ranch is the other most-cited area, framed as a well-designed master-planned community rather than a dense urban grid.

North-side and outer subdivisions emphasize newer construction, walking paths, and HOA amenities, while Reddit commenters who work in McKinney advise renting one of the city’s many fairly new apartment complexes to avoid a long commute.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: dustinpitts.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: youtube.com

Getting aroundU.S. News puts the average McKinney commute at about 23.15 minutes. The city sits roughly 30 miles north of downtown Dallas, with regional access via U.S. 75 and the Sam Rayburn Tollway; traffic and the Dallas-bound drive are among the most-cited frustrations. Daily life is car-dependent—few residents can walk or use transit for errands—and Reddit advice for people who work in McKinney is to live in town rather than commute in. Sources do not name hospital campuses, parking rules, or transit lines.

U.S. News puts the average McKinney commute at about 23.15 minutes. The city sits roughly 30 miles north of downtown Dallas, with regional access via U.S. 75 and the Sam Rayburn Tollway; traffic and the Dallas-bound drive are among the most-cited frustrations.

Daily life is car-dependent—few residents can walk or use transit for errands—and Reddit advice for people who work in McKinney is to live in town rather than commute in. Sources do not name hospital campuses, parking rules, or transit lines.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: dustinpitts.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: reddit.com

OutdoorsYelp’s top outdoor picks near McKinney include Limestone Quarry Park, Sunset Trail Farm, and Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch. Newer subdivisions are planned around walking paths and neighborhood parks, and most residential areas are a short drive from local parks. The McKinney Farmers Market at Chestnut Square is an outdoor weekend staple. Year-round outdoor time is shaped by extreme summer heat and spring storm risk more than by a named lake or river in these sources.

Yelp’s top outdoor picks near McKinney include Limestone Quarry Park, Sunset Trail Farm, and Sharkarosa Wildlife Ranch. Newer subdivisions are planned around walking paths and neighborhood parks, and most residential areas are a short drive from local parks.

The McKinney Farmers Market at Chestnut Square is an outdoor weekend staple. Year-round outdoor time is shaped by extreme summer heat and spring storm risk more than by a named lake or river in these sources.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: m.yelp.com Source 2: dustinpitts.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: einsteinmoving.com

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Living in Mckinney

McKinney is a Collin County suburb about 30 miles north of downtown Dallas that still orbits a real early-1900s square instead of only freeway retail. That Historic Downtown—Local Yocal BBQ and Centro on Louisiana Street, Chestnut Square’s farmers market, Walls of Clay, Food Walks of Texas—is what makes the city feel distinct from Frisco or Allen. Nurses working locally can aim for the citywide ~23-minute commute by living in town: newer apartment complexes, Stonebridge Ranch, or north-side master-planned streets with paths and HOAs; U.S. 75 and the Sam Rayburn Tollway are the spines, and car dependence is total. Median rent is about $1,718 and median home value about $489,000, with property taxes, construction, and school rezoning the gripes that survive the “best places to live” rankings. Summers are brutally hot and humid, springs bring hail and tornado watches, winters are mostly mild. People are described as friendly and the layout as easy—if you accept traffic, taxes, and a fully suburban rhythm in exchange for a walkable square and strong everyday convenience.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: realestate.usnews.com Source 2: dustinpitts.com Source 3: youtube.com Source 4: visitmckinney.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: einsteinmoving.com Source 7: facebook.com

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McKinney, TXFrom Census ACS 2024.