Travel RN - Med/Surg Tele

American Traveler

Rochester, New York

Posted Jun 16

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour nights3 shifts · 36 hours a week
Unit and setting: Med-Surg · Hospital
License: RN licenseActive NY RN license currently in hand — no exceptions
Term: 13 weeks · starts Jul 14, 2026 · Travel

Do you qualify?

License: Active NY RN license currently in hand — no exceptions
Certification: BLS and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
Experience: Minimum 1 year of RN experience
Experience: Epic EMR experience required
Also asks: Candidates must reside more than 75 miles from the facility to qualify for travel rates

What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for New York travel rolesNew York travel postings that state pay run $1,550/week to $2,990/week, the middle half $2,000/week to $2,630/week, across 334 postings.

The role and schedule

Floating: Floats to other units
Charting: Epic
Weekends: Every other weekend

Support on this unit

Nurse to patient: 1:5–1:7 stated in this posting

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Assignment Overview Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs Hours: 36 hrs/wk Start Date: Jul 14, 2026 Length: 13 weeks Openings: 1 American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Med/Surg Tele position at a 528-bed tertiary care hospital in Rochester, NY, requiring an active NY RN license and Epic experience.

Details
Med/Surg Tele unit in a 528-bed tertiary care hospital
Patient ratio of 1:5 to 1:7
Night shift

schedule

3x12 hours, 19:00–07:00
13-week contract
Every other weekend required
Floating required
Epic EMR — experience required
Requirements
Active NY RN license currently in hand — no exceptions
Current

certifications

BLS and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS)
Minimum 1 year of RN experience
Epic EMR experience required
Candidates must reside more than 75 miles from the facility to qualify for travel rates

Additional Information

Scrub color: any combination of navy and white 2 professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years required for consideration Full 7-year work history with all gaps explained required for consideration All time off and scheduling requests must be submitted at the time of initial consideration First-time travelers are welcome to apply

What's around it?

In Rochester, NY

Rochester, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 3% below the US average

Median rent: $1,081/mo
Household income: $47,213/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Rochester, NY

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals targeting Flaum often look first at Brighton, the closest of the suburbs locals call safe, great communities; Pittsford, Perinton, Mendon, and Victor are the same cluster about 20–30 minutes out. In the city, Reddit favorites are South Wedge and Highland Park, with Park Avenue (tree-lined converted-home apartments and dining), Cobbs Hill/Upper Monroe, and Corn Hill (Victorian houses and riverside walks) also named as nice. Downtown’s Central Business District is high-rise and loft rentals with walkable nightlife; Charlotte is lakeside cottages and beach; the 19th Ward is single-family houses with big porches on college-town streets. Fairport, Penfield, Webster, Greece, and Henrietta round out the usual suburb shortlist.

Nurses and young professionals targeting Flaum often look first at Brighton, the closest of the suburbs locals call safe, great communities; Pittsford, Perinton, Mendon, and Victor are the same cluster about 20–30 minutes out. In the city, Reddit favorites are South Wedge and Highland Park, with Park Avenue (tree-lined converted-home apartments and dining), Cobbs Hill/Upper Monroe, and Corn Hill (Victorian houses and riverside walks) also named as nice.

Downtown’s Central Business District is high-rise and loft rentals with walkable nightlife; Charlotte is lakeside cottages and beach; the 19th Ward is single-family houses with big porches on college-town streets. Fairport, Penfield, Webster, Greece, and Henrietta round out the usual suburb shortlist.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: trulia.com Source 4: rochesterrealestateblog.com Source 5: youtube.com Source 6: facebook.com

Getting aroundMost of Rochester is car-dependent and there is no rail; RTS buses tie neighborhoods to downtown via the Transit Center. Downtown, Park Avenue, Corn Hill, and the South Wedge are the walkable exceptions; elsewhere a car is the default, and downtown street parking is metered so a monthly garage or lot is a common budget line. Outer neighborhoods are usually 10–20 minutes from downtown by car. Brighton is described as closest to Flaum; Pittsford, Perinton, Mendon, and Victor run about 20–30 minutes.

Most of Rochester is car-dependent and there is no rail; RTS buses tie neighborhoods to downtown via the Transit Center. Downtown, Park Avenue, Corn Hill, and the South Wedge are the walkable exceptions; elsewhere a car is the default, and downtown street parking is metered so a monthly garage or lot is a common budget line.

Outer neighborhoods are usually 10–20 minutes from downtown by car. Brighton is described as closest to Flaum; Pittsford, Perinton, Mendon, and Victor run about 20–30 minutes.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: extraspace.com

OutdoorsThe Genesee River cuts north through the city with riverfront trails; Charlotte on Lake Ontario is the beach-and-cottage neighborhood. Close-in named greenspace includes Highland Park, Cobbs Hill, Durand-Eastman, and Mendon Ponds; Facebook locals also point to Quarry Hill. Easy day-trip nature includes Letchworth State Park, Grimes Glen waterfalls, and Fair Haven Beach. Outdoor life runs all year—kayaking and biking in warm months, skiing and sledding in winter.

The Genesee River cuts north through the city with riverfront trails; Charlotte on Lake Ontario is the beach-and-cottage neighborhood. Close-in named greenspace includes Highland Park, Cobbs Hill, Durand-Eastman, and Mendon Ponds; Facebook locals also point to Quarry Hill.

Easy day-trip nature includes Letchworth State Park, Grimes Glen waterfalls, and Fair Haven Beach. Outdoor life runs all year—kayaking and biking in warm months, skiing and sledding in winter.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: daytrippingroc.com Source 3: brownwoodnews.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: extraspace.com

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Living in Rochester

Rochester is a Lake Ontario medical hub—University of Rochester and Rochester Regional Health among the big employers—where a typical three-bedroom listed around $218,000 in mid-2026 and commutes are measured in minutes. The city rings a compact Genesee downtown with Park Avenue dining and converted apartments, South Wedge and Highland Park as local favorites, Corn Hill Victorians, and Charlotte’s beach. Nurses often choose Brighton for the short hop to Flaum, or Pittsford, Fairport, Penfield, Webster, or Victor when schools and quieter streets outweigh a 20–30 minute drive. Plan on a car; only downtown, Park Ave, Corn Hill, and the South Wedge are truly walkable (RTS buses otherwise). The trade is honest: Garbage Plates, Abbott’s custard, the Public Market, Jazz and Fringe festivals, Eastman Museum, Blue Cross Arena hockey, Highland Park and Letchworth days—against about 77 inches of snow, high taxes, no major-league teams, and city crime that steers many families to those suburbs.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: trulia.com Source 2: extraspace.com Source 3: rochesterrealestateblog.com Source 4: facebook.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: brownwoodnews.com Source 7: visitrochester.com Source 8: travelingmitch.com Source 9: facebook.com

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Life in Rochester, NY

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Rochester, NYFrom Census ACS 2024.