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American Traveler

Ulysses, Kansas

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American Traveler is hiring an experienced Med/Surg RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring a KS or compact RN license and drip titration skills. This role comes through American Traveler, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.

Posted Oct 2

Shift and hours
Nights · 12-⁠hour shifts · Night shift · 12-⁠hour shifts Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs Night shift schedule with 12-hour shifts36 hours a week
Unit and setting
Med/Surg unit · Hospital Common diagnoses include CHF, hypertension, chest pain work-ups, COPD exacerbations, asthma, pneumonia, pancreatitis, bowel obstructions, GI bleeding, and acute renal failure
License
RN license Active KS state or compact RN license required (pending licenses not accepted)KS state or compact RN license
Term
13 weeks · starts Oct 26, 2026 · Travel

Do you qualify?

License
KS state or compact RN license Active KS state or compact RN license required (pending licenses not accepted) Check your license
Certification
BLS certification (AHA) Current BLS and ACLS certification (AHA) required
Certification
ACLS certification (AHA)
Experience
2 years of RN experience Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
Experience
Med/Surg experience Med/Surg experience required
Also asks
Driver's license copy Driver's license copy required for consideration
Also asks
Reside at least 60 miles from facility Must reside at least 60 miles from the facility to meet state residency requirements

Preferred

Experience
First-time travelers may be considered

What it pays

Against similar roles
In range for Kansas travel rolesKansas travel postings that state pay run $1,730/week to $2,740/week, the middle half $1,980/week to $2,460/week, across 88 postings.
Travel package
Housing provided

Benefits

  • Top Compensation Packages
  • Housing Perks
  • Tax Advantage Plan
  • Comprehensive Insurance
  • Weekly Payroll
  • Referral Bonuses
  • Licensure Reimbursement

The role and schedule

Charting
Epic Uses Epic EMR
Patients
CHF, hypertension, chest pain work-ups, COPD exacerbations, asthma, pneumonia, pancreatitis, bowel obstructions, GI bleeding, and acute renal failure Common diagnoses include CHF, hypertension, chest pain work-ups, COPD exacerbations, asthma, pneumonia, pancreatitis, bowel obstructions, GI bleeding, and acute renal failure
Day to day
Titrate drips including analgesics, anticoagulants, and antihypertensives RNs required to titrate drips including analgesics, anticoagulants, and antihypertensives
Floating
Floating as determined by nurse manager and department needs, including potential float within Zone 4 Floating required as determined by nurse manager and department needs, including potential float within Zone 4 for extreme need
Charge
Charge nurse role present and may take a patient assignment Charge nurse role present and may take a patient assignment
Day to day
Provide direct patient care to Med/Surg population including cardiac, respiratory, and gastrointestinal cases Provide direct patient care to a diverse Med/Surg population including cardiac, respiratory, and gastrointestinal cases
Patients
Med/Surg population including cardiac, respiratory, and gastrointestinal cases
Floating
Float within assigned float zone for duration of assignment Travelers hired into this zone are expected to float within the assigned float zone for the duration of the assignment
Unit size
21 beds Acute care Med/Surg unit with 21 beds
Weekends
Minimum of six weekend shifts per six-week schedule Minimum of six weekend shifts required per six-week schedule
On call
On-call/standby requirements determined by nurse manager On-call/standby requirements determined by nurse manager
Scheduling
Self-scheduling offered
Start
Oct 26, 2026 Start Date: Oct 26, 2026
Holidays
Holiday coverage required Holiday coverage required
Details
Remote telemonitoring for cardiac monitoring Remote telemonitoring in place for cardiac monitoring
Details
RT equipment includes CPAP, BiPAP, high flow, and ventilators RT equipment on unit includes CPAP, BiPAP, high flow, and ventilators
Details
Self-scheduling and block scheduling available Self-scheduling and block scheduling available
Details
Navy blue scrubs Navy blue scrubs required
Details
Must be in-state for orientation week Orientation date and unit-specific details assigned during orientation week; clinicians must be in-state for orientation week even if first-day modules are remote

Support on this unit

Nurse to patient
1:5–1:8 stated in this posting

The workplace

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Staffing partner
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Your fit

Questions to ask

  • Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
  • What are the rotation requirements?
  • What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
  • How is staffing support handled day to day?
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On your path

Med surg A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.

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Assignment Overview

  • Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
  • Hours: 36 hrs/wk
  • Start Date: Oct 26, 2026
  • Length: 13 weeks
  • Openings: 1

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Med/Surg RN for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring a KS or compact RN license and drip titration skills.

Details

  • Acute care Med/Surg unit with 21 beds
  • Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:5, with nurse aide support at 1:8
  • Common diagnoses include CHF, hypertension, chest pain work-ups, COPD exacerbations, asthma, pneumonia, pancreatitis, bowel obstructions, GI bleeding, and acute renal failure
  • Uses Epic EMR
  • RNs required to titrate drips including analgesics, anticoagulants, and antihypertensives
  • Remote telemonitoring in place for cardiac monitoring
  • RT equipment on unit includes CPAP, BiPAP, high flow, and ventilators
  • Night shift schedule with 12-hour shifts
  • Self-scheduling and block scheduling available
  • Minimum of six weekend shifts required per six-week schedule
  • Holiday coverage required
  • Floating required as determined by nurse manager and department needs, including potential float within Zone 4 for extreme need
  • On-call/standby requirements determined by nurse manager
  • Charge nurse role present and may take a patient assignment

Requirements

  • Active KS state or compact RN license required (pending licenses not accepted)
  • Current BLS and ACLS certification (AHA) required
  • Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
  • Med/Surg experience required
  • BSN not required
  • Driver's license copy required for consideration
  • Must reside at least 60 miles from the facility to meet state residency requirements

Additional Information

  • Provide direct patient care to a diverse Med/Surg population including cardiac, respiratory, and gastrointestinal cases
  • Navy blue scrubs required
  • Orientation date and unit-specific details assigned during orientation week; clinicians must be in-state for orientation week even if first-day modules are remote
  • First-time travelers may be considered
  • Travelers hired into this zone are expected to float within the assigned float zone for the duration of the assignment

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