Registered Nurse-RN MED SURG - Med Surg

Dothan, Alabama

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You'll work three 12-hour day shifts as a Med Surg RN in Dothan, AL. This role comes through TGN - A.T. Staffing, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.

Eligibility: General

Posted Jun 19

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour shifts · Day shifts 3x12 Days shift.3 shifts · 36 hours a week
Unit and setting: Med Surg Our Client is currently seeking a Registered Nurse-RN MED SURG
License: RN license You must have current State LicensureCurrent state licensure
Term: Travel

Do you qualify?

License: Current state licensure You must have current State Licensure
Certification: Current BLS and/or ACLS and/or specialty certification Current BLS and/or ACLS and/or Specialty Certifications
Experience: 1 year recent acute care experience at least 1 year of recent acute care experience
Also asks: Current resume Current Resume
Also asks: 2 current clinical references 2 Current Clinical References
Also asks: Physical within 12 months Physical (Within 12 Months)
Also asks: TB skin test within 12 months TB Skin Test (Within 12 Months)
Also asks: MMR, Hep B and varicella titers Titers - MMR/Hep B/Varicella
Also asks: Respiratory fit test within 12 months Respiratory Fit Test (Within 12 Months)
Also asks: Current Tdap and flu vaccinations Current - Tdap/Flu Vaccinations
Also asks: Pass pre-employment, background and urine drug screening Must be able to pass pre-employment, background and urine drug screening

What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Alabama travel rolesAlabama travel postings that state pay run $1,080/week to $2,280/week, the middle half $1,200/week to $1,930/week, across 58 postings.
Bonus: Extending contract bonus Extending Contract Bonus
Bonus: Referral bonus Refer a friend and earn extra cash!Refer a friend

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Job Reference #: 62291850 Our Client is currently seeking a Registered Nurse-RN MED SURG for a position in Dothan, AL. 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: $1915.20 Estimated Taxable Gross Weekly Pay: $731.50 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: $1,915.20

What's around it?

In Dothan, AL

Dothan, ALFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 16% below the US average

Median rent: $960/mo
Household income: $55,792/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Dothan, AL

NeighborhoodsWest Dothan and the outskirts are the pockets locals actually recommend: Headland, Rehobeth, Magnolia Trace, and Grove Park come up first on community threads. Buyers with more budget name Mountainbrook; a six-figure remote worker called The Woodlands peaceful, safer than Enterprise, and minutes from Target, Starbucks, and the airport. Downtown mixes restored historic homes on St. Andrews with newer lofts and apartments on Foster and Main, walkable to breweries and coffee. The city is described as tree rings—Downtown, Central Dothan inside the Circle, then North/South/East/West, then cotton-and-pine countryside—with more than 50 neighborhoods in Dothan proper plus small towns such as Taylor (Niche’s #1 in Houston County).

West Dothan and the outskirts are the pockets locals actually recommend: Headland, Rehobeth, Magnolia Trace, and Grove Park come up first on community threads. Buyers with more budget name Mountainbrook; a six-figure remote worker called The Woodlands peaceful, safer than Enterprise, and minutes from Target, Starbucks, and the airport.

Downtown mixes restored historic homes on St. Andrews with newer lofts and apartments on Foster and Main, walkable to breweries and coffee. The city is described as tree rings—Downtown, Central Dothan inside the Circle, then North/South/East/West, then cotton-and-pine countryside—with more than 50 neighborhoods in Dothan proper plus small towns such as Taylor (Niche’s #1 in Houston County).

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: dothanrealestatebigcreek.com Source 3: reddit.com Source 4: niche.com

Getting aroundThe typical Dothan commute is about 16.22 minutes; the city is very spread out, daily life is car-based, and these sources name no transit lines, hospital routes, or parking rules. The Woodlands is minutes from Target, Starbucks, and Dothan Regional Airport, which has daily nonstop jets to Atlanta. Major highways stitch the Wiregrass together; the beach, Lake Eufaula, and Atlanta are each a few hours’ drive. Traffic still shows up as a local complaint even with that short average drive.

The typical Dothan commute is about 16.22 minutes; the city is very spread out, daily life is car-based, and these sources name no transit lines, hospital routes, or parking rules. The Woodlands is minutes from Target, Starbucks, and Dothan Regional Airport, which has daily nonstop jets to Atlanta.

Major highways stitch the Wiregrass together; the beach, Lake Eufaula, and Atlanta are each a few hours’ drive. Traffic still shows up as a local complaint even with that short average drive.

Sources

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

OutdoorsDothan Area Botanical Gardens (paths, themed plantings, water features) and Landmark Park (trails, historic buildings, family exhibits) are the in-town nature anchors; Forever Wild Trails at Beaver Creek adds hiking. City parks include Eastgate Park, Kiwanis Park, Westgate Park, and Rip Hewes Athletic Complex, with golf courses around the metro and Adventureland for mini golf and batting cages. Outer rings mix rivers, creeks, timber, cotton farms, and wildlife; a few hours away are Lake Eufaula, Florida beaches, St. Andrew’s State Park, and caverns in Marianna. Hiking inside Dothan itself is often called limited.

Dothan Area Botanical Gardens (paths, themed plantings, water features) and Landmark Park (trails, historic buildings, family exhibits) are the in-town nature anchors; Forever Wild Trails at Beaver Creek adds hiking. City parks include Eastgate Park, Kiwanis Park, Westgate Park, and Rip Hewes Athletic Complex, with golf courses around the metro and Adventureland for mini golf and batting cages.

Outer rings mix rivers, creeks, timber, cotton farms, and wildlife; a few hours away are Lake Eufaula, Florida beaches, St. Andrew’s State Park, and caverns in Marianna. Hiking inside Dothan itself is often called limited.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: timbercreekdistillery.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: visitdothan.com Source 4: southernliving.com Source 5: reddit.com

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Living in Dothan

Dothan is the Peanut Capital of the World—about 60 percent of the U.S. crop grows within 100 miles—and the unflashy hub of Alabama’s Wiregrass, a tri-state area of nearly 300,000 people near Fort Rucker, Georgia, and the Florida line. It will not sell you mountains or beachfront. What it does sell is a roughly 16-minute typical commute, median homes near $194,000, rents around $750, and downtown Foster Street, where murals, the Wiregrass Museum of Art, KBC, and Dothan Ice Cream Company sit among historic lofts. Nurses here tend toward the west side, The Woodlands (minutes from Target, Starbucks, and the airport), Magnolia Trace, Grove Park, or towns like Rehobeth, Headland, and Taylor. Landmark Park, the botanical gardens, and the National Peanut Festival fill weekends; Lake Eufaula, Florida beaches, and Atlanta are a few hours away. Tradeoffs are honest: brutal summers, high utilities, thin nightlife, limited hiking, and some transplants get bored. Bring a car and you get affordability plus a slower, family-oriented pace.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: realestate.usnews.com Source 3: dothanrealestatebigcreek.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: facebook.com Source 6: niche.com Source 7: visitdothan.com Source 8: timbercreekdistillery.com Source 9: facebook.com

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Dothan, ALFrom Census ACS 2024.