RN - Med Surg

Birmingham, Alabama

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This is a 13-week Travel RN-Med Surg assignment with an auto-offer process. This role comes through Avani Healthcare, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.

Posted Sep 24

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour shifts · Night shifts (6:30 PM to 7:00 AM) Night shifts are available, with 12-hour shifts from 6:30 PM to 7:00 AM.36 hours a week
Unit and setting: Medical Surgical Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical
License: RN license Active Alabama or Compact State RN license required.Active Alabama or Compact State RN license
Term: 13 weeks · Travel

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License: Active Alabama or Compact State RN license Active Alabama or Compact State RN license required. Check your license
Certification: BLS certification from the American Heart Association BLS certifications from the American Heart Association required.
Experience: Minimum of one year of RN Medical-Surgical experience Minimum of one year of RN Medical-Surgical experience.
Experience: RN Medical-Surgical experience
Also asks: CERNER experience CERNER experience required.
Also asks: Meet the 50-mile radius rule Candidates must meet the 50-mile radius rule.

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What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Alabama travel rolesAlabama travel postings that state pay run $1,080/week to $2,360/week, the middle half $1,200/week to $1,980/week, across 60 postings.
Also stated: $17/hr
Overtime pay: $60/hr
Travel package: $770/wk housing · $476/wk meals
Extra pay: Overtime Rate: 60.08 Overtime Rate: 60.08

Benefits

BenefitsWeekly Stipend: 1246.00Weekly Stipend: 1246.00
BenefitsWeekly Lodging Allowance: 770.00Weekly Lodging Allowance: 770.00
BenefitsWeekly Meals and Incidentals Allowance: 476.00Weekly Meals and Incidentals Allowance: 476.00
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Charting: Cerner
Details: 50-mile radius rule

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Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical

Job Location: Birmingham, Alabama Job Type: Travel Nursing Assignment

Assignment Details

This is a 13-week Travel RN-Med Surg assignment with an auto-offer process. Night shifts are available, with 12-hour shifts from 6:30 PM to 7:00 AM. Nurses are expected to work 36 hours per week, equivalent to three shifts.

Compensation

Hourly Pay: 52.08
Taxable Hourly Rate: 17.47
Non-Taxable Hourly Rate: 34.61
Overtime Rate: 60.08
Weekly Gross Pay: 1874.88
Weekly Taxable Pay: 628.92
Weekly Stipend: 1246.00
Weekly Lodging Allowance: 770.00
Weekly Meals and Incidentals Allowance: 476.00

Position

Requirements

Active Alabama or Compact State RN license required.

BLS certifications from the American Heart Association required.

Minimum of one year of RN Medical-Surgical experience.

CERNER experience required.

Candidates must meet the 50-mile radius rule.

Job Code - IICHL01

Additional Information

This opportunity is suitable for qualified Registered Nurses seeking a travel assignment in Birmingham, Alabama. Applicants should meet all licensing, certification, and experience requirements before submission. Night shift availability is based on facility scheduling. Interested candidates are encouraged to contact Sandeep at Avani Healthcare Staffing for additional details and assistance with the application process.

Contact Information

Welcome to Avani Healthcare Staffing...where YOU matter! You work hard, and you deserve an exceptional travel healthcare experience. Avani Healthcare Staffing makes it happen! We are a Joint Commission Certified agency who knows you are more than a healthcare worker.... YOU are person. That's what makes us different from other healthcare stafing companies; we focus on you. We make it our mission to keep the process simple and to put the right people in the right places at the right time. With years of experience in healthcare staffing, we're ready to find the perfect assignment and destination for you.

What's around it?

In Birmingham, AL

Birmingham, ALFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 8% below the US average

Median rent: $1,107/mo
Household income: $46,051/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Birmingham, AL

NeighborhoodsNurses and young professionals cluster close-in: Crestwood’s 1920s–1940s bungalows and mid-century cottages (often mid-$200s to $500k+) sit on tree-lined streets with coffee shops and breweries and easy reach to Avondale and downtown. Homewood (Jan 2026 median about $400k; listings often $400k–$900k) mixes cottages, brick ranches, and new builds around walkable Edgewood and Soho villages just outside downtown. Urban options include Avondale, Lakeview, Five Points South, Highland Park, Southside, Forest Park, and downtown condos (watch HOA/assessments). Space-for-drive suburbs include Hoover, Vestavia Hills (median about $562k), Trussville, Irondale, Pelham (about $272k), Gardendale (about $265k), Helena, and Chelsea/Greystone/Westover on Highway 280 (Chelsea about $342k). Older close-in stock in Norwood, Woodlawn, and North Birmingham can hide renovation costs.

Nurses and young professionals cluster close-in: Crestwood’s 1920s–1940s bungalows and mid-century cottages (often mid-$200s to $500k+) sit on tree-lined streets with coffee shops and breweries and easy reach to Avondale and downtown. Homewood (Jan 2026 median about $400k; listings often $400k–$900k) mixes cottages, brick ranches, and new builds around walkable Edgewood and Soho villages just outside downtown.

Urban options include Avondale, Lakeview, Five Points South, Highland Park, Southside, Forest Park, and downtown condos (watch HOA/assessments). Space-for-drive suburbs include Hoover, Vestavia Hills (median about $562k), Trussville, Irondale, Pelham (about $272k), Gardendale (about $265k), Helena, and Chelsea/Greystone/Westover on Highway 280 (Chelsea about $342k).

Older close-in stock in Norwood, Woodlawn, and North Birmingham can hide renovation costs.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: gustygulasgroup.com Source 3: magnolialeague.com Source 4: publicstorage.com Source 5: reddit.com Source 6: niche.com Source 7: facebook.com

Getting aroundThe metro covers about 5,200 square miles and 1.19 million people, so it is not a 15-minute city. Highway 280 is the choke point for Chelsea, Greystone, and Westover; I-65 construction squeezes South Shelby (Alabaster, Calera, Columbiana, Montevallo); far-north Gardendale, Hayden, Warrior, and Mount Olive trade cheaper houses for longer drives. Relocators aiming at UAB, downtown, or Southside should treat 280, I-65, and I-459 interchanges as the real map. Downtown parking is widely called painful; public transit exists but daily life is car-and-corridor.

The metro covers about 5,200 square miles and 1.19 million people, so it is not a 15-minute city. Highway 280 is the choke point for Chelsea, Greystone, and Westover; I-65 construction squeezes South Shelby (Alabaster, Calera, Columbiana, Montevallo); far-north Gardendale, Hayden, Warrior, and Mount Olive trade cheaper houses for longer drives.

Relocators aiming at UAB, downtown, or Southside should treat 280, I-65, and I-459 interchanges as the real map. Downtown parking is widely called painful; public transit exists but daily life is car-and-corridor.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: hellolanding.com Source 3: publicstorage.com

OutdoorsMornings often start on the 67 free acres of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Vulcan Park, Kelly Ingram Park, and access to hiking, lakes, and trails are the named outdoor staples; residents also use neighborhood parks in Homewood and the wider metro’s green space. Mild weather most of the year makes walking the Civil Rights District and garden loops practical. Outdoor life is a consistent plus even from the suburbs, though the sprawl means you drive to many trailheads and lakes.

Mornings often start on the 67 free acres of Birmingham Botanical Gardens. Vulcan Park, Kelly Ingram Park, and access to hiking, lakes, and trails are the named outdoor staples; residents also use neighborhood parks in Homewood and the wider metro’s green space.

Mild weather most of the year makes walking the Civil Rights District and garden loops practical. Outdoor life is a consistent plus even from the suburbs, though the sprawl means you drive to many trailheads and lakes.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: facebook.com Source 2: cvent.com Source 3: publicstorage.com Source 4: gustygulasgroup.com Source 5: facebook.com

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Living in Birmingham

Birmingham, nicknamed the Magic City, sprawls across more than 5,200 square miles and 1.19 million people, so a nurse’s quality of life hinges on corridor more than zip code. UAB and a dense hospital network make healthcare the economic core; Crestwood bungalows, Homewood’s Edgewood and Soho villages, Avondale, Five Points South, and Highland Park put younger professionals near work and food, while Hoover, Vestavia Hills, Trussville, and Irondale trade minutes for yards and schools. Highway 280, I-65 construction, and I-459 interchanges punish far-south Chelsea or far-north Gardendale commutes that look short on a map. Housing still undercuts bigger Southern metros: Pelham and Gardendale medians in the mid-$200ks, Homewood around $400k, Vestavia Hills about $562k, Mountain Brook into the millions, with downtown condo HOAs as a hidden cost. Daily life includes Saw’s pork and Alabama white sauce, Bottega, Pepper Place, seven James Beard kitchens, 67 acres of Botanical Gardens, Vulcan Park, and the Civil Rights District’s BCRI, 16th Street Baptist Church, and Kelly Ingram Park. Summers run near 90°F and humid; winters average about 54°F with roughly 1.6 inches of snow. Crime, parking, Sunday closures, and humidity are the cons locals actually name.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: youtube.com Source 2: gustygulasgroup.com Source 3: magnolialeague.com Source 4: cvent.com Source 5: hellolanding.com Source 6: unionatcooperhill.com Source 7: publicstorage.com

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Birmingham, ALFrom Census ACS 2024.