Travel RN - Med/Surg
American Traveler
Pocatello, ID
Posted Jun 17 · Not open to new grads
- Shift
- 12-hour nights
- Hours a week
- 36
- Unit
- Med-Surg
- Contract
- 13 weeks
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 12-hour nights · 3 a week · 36 hours
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Nurse to patient
- 1:6
- Term
- 13 weeks · starts Jul 6, 2026 · Travel
- Practice
- Epic charting
- Setting
- Hospital
stated in this posting
More role details
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 2+ years
Pay
About this role
Assignment Overview Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs Hours: 36 hrs/wk Start Date: Jul 6, 2026 Length: 13 weeks Openings: 1 American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Med/Surg position requiring at least 2 years of experience and an Idaho or compact RN license, working night shifts in a high-acuity inpatient setting.
- Details
- 13-week contract on a Medical Surgical unit
- Night shift
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schedule
3x12-hour shifts (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) Patient ratio of 1:6 Diverse patient population including sepsis, CIWA, AMS/confusion, COPD, post-op care, AKI, trauma, respiratory failure, bowel obstruction, pyelonephritis, cardiac conditions, diabetes, GI conditions, isolation, and SI with medical indications Serves patients across all age groups including infants, pediatrics, adolescents, adults, and geriatrics Charting via Epic (experience preferred) Weekend and holiday coverage required Requirements Active Idaho or compact RN license currently in hand Current BLS certification required Minimum 2 years of RN experience required Epic EMR experience preferred Proficiency with electronic medical records and standard computer applications (Word, Excel, Outlook) Strong organizational, prioritization, and workload management skills Effective interpersonal communication and critical thinking abilities Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment with evolving patient safety protocols 2 professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years required for consideration Additional Information Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible — local candidates are not accepted Former permanent staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 1 year before being eligible to return as a traveler Travel pairs or groups will not be considered No more than 3 days of RTO will be approved, and no RTO is permitted during the first week of orientation Travel experience preferred but first-time travelers may be considered — check position details for eligibility
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Requirements
- Active Idaho or compact RN license currently in hand
- Current BLS certification required
- Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
- Epic EMR experience preferred
- Proficiency with electronic medical records and standard computer applications (Word, Excel, Outlook)
- Strong organizational, prioritization, and workload management skills
- Effective interpersonal communication and critical thinking abilities
- Ability to work in a fast-paced, high-acuity environment with evolving patient safety protocols
- 2 professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years required for consideration
- Additional Information
- Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible — local candidates are not accepted
- Former permanent staff must have been separated from the facility for at least 1 year before being eligible to return as a traveler
- Travel pairs or groups will not be considered
- No more than 3 days of RTO will be approved, and no RTO is permitted during the first week of orientation
- Travel experience preferred but first-time travelers may be considered — check position details for eligibility
Place
- City
- Pocatello, ID
- Median rent
- $948/mo
- Local household income
- $60,418/yr
- Metro price level
- 11% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Pocatello area index 88.9, where 100 is the national average.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities.
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