Meda Health is looking for a PCU RN to work a travel assignment in an acute care hospital setting. Must have at least two years of experience, state licensure and BLS/ACLS (at minimum). 48 Hour Nights, 4 shifts per week. 13-week assignment starting 08/31/2026, ending 11/30/2026. Float required.
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Eastern IDAHO Regional Medical Center · Idaho Falls, ID
Neighborhoods+In-town, locals repeatedly like the pocket south of Tautphaus Park. East-side Rose Nielsen (also spelled Rose Nielson) runs from 17th Street south to Sunnyside: well-kept midcentury houses that get larger and pricier toward the south, with shopping and health-care services immediately east—useful if you work clinical shifts. West-side The Village is a more modest in-city option; Ammon’s Comore Loma (Skidmore Development) sits on 1.5- to 7-acre foothill lots with views and a higher ceiling. St. Clair Estates is named among family subdivisions that move fast. Many buyers also look at Rigby, Rexburg, and Blackfoot for cheaper houses and more space between neighbors; Idaho Falls itself has few truly wind-free pockets.
In-town, locals repeatedly like the pocket south of Tautphaus Park. East-side Rose Nielsen (also spelled Rose Nielson) runs from 17th Street south to Sunnyside: well-kept midcentury houses that get larger and pricier toward the south, with shopping and health-care services immediately east—useful if you work clinical shifts.
West-side The Village is a more modest in-city option; Ammon’s Comore Loma (Skidmore Development) sits on 1.5- to 7-acre foothill lots with views and a higher ceiling. St. Clair Estates is named among family subdivisions that move fast.
Many buyers also look at Rigby, Rexburg, and Blackfoot for cheaper houses and more space between neighbors; Idaho Falls itself has few truly wind-free pockets.
Getting around+Typical one-way commute is about 13.23 minutes, with little traffic on the interstate and most highways. With a car, most of town is 5–10 minutes away; a vehicle is strongly recommended, though Lyft, Uber, and electric scooters exist. Restaurants and shops cluster on the east side of the Snake River and are more walkable there. Rose Nielsen’s east edge is described as next to health-care services, but these sources do not name hospital campuses, parking rules, or fixed-route transit lines.
Typical one-way commute is about 13.23 minutes, with little traffic on the interstate and most highways. With a car, most of town is 5–10 minutes away; a vehicle is strongly recommended, though Lyft, Uber, and electric scooters exist.
Restaurants and shops cluster on the east side of the Snake River and are more walkable there. Rose Nielsen’s east edge is described as next to health-care services, but these sources do not name hospital campuses, parking rules, or fixed-route transit lines.
Outdoors+The Snake River runs through downtown with man-made urban falls; the paved Greenbelt/River Walk flanks both banks and links city parks for walking, jogging, and biking. Tautphaus Park and the Idaho Falls Zoo are in-town anchors. Nearby: Heise Hot Springs (hot pools, summer swim, Heise Hills Golf Course, zipline, campground), Kelly Canyon Ski Resort (ski/snowboard in winter; hike and mountain bike in warmer months), and Cress Creek Nature Trail by Ririe. Day-trip range includes Mesa Falls, Island Park, Driggs/Victor and the Tetons, Yellowstone, and Craters of the Moon. Year-round life is fishing, cycling, snowshoeing, sledding, and skating.
The Snake River runs through downtown with man-made urban falls; the paved Greenbelt/River Walk flanks both banks and links city parks for walking, jogging, and biking. Tautphaus Park and the Idaho Falls Zoo are in-town anchors.
Nearby: Heise Hot Springs (hot pools, summer swim, Heise Hills Golf Course, zipline, campground), Kelly Canyon Ski Resort (ski/snowboard in winter; hike and mountain bike in warmer months), and Cress Creek Nature Trail by Ririe. Day-trip range includes Mesa Falls, Island Park, Driggs/Victor and the Tetons, Yellowstone, and Craters of the Moon.
Year-round life is fishing, cycling, snowshoeing, sledding, and skating.
Check the commute at your shift’s start and end, upfront housing costs, and whether moving assistance must be repaid if you leave.
Living in Idaho Falls
Idaho Falls sits on the Snake River as a compact hub of about 68,000–72,000 people (metro ~150,000) that still drives like a large town: typical commutes around 13 minutes, light highway traffic, and a car-first layout with restaurants clustered on the east bank. Its distinction is the urban waterfall and Greenbelt plus being the workaday gateway to Yellowstone, the Tetons, Heise Hot Springs, Kelly Canyon, and Craters of the Moon, with Idaho National Laboratory anchoring the regional economy. Median homes run roughly the mid-$370,000s to low-$390,000s and rents near $1,000; living costs are about 6% below the U.S. average, while Rigby, Rexburg, and Blackfoot offer more lot space for less. Families lean on Districts 91 and 93 and Tautphaus Park. Tradeoffs are real: windy, brutal winters with about 36 inches of snow, a conservative and sometimes judgmental culture that can jolt coastal movers, and a modest food scene (Lucy’s Pizza, Snake Bite, The Drawbridge) rather than urban nightlife. Summers and four-season outdoor access are why people stay.
