Travel RN - Med/Surg
American Traveler
Austin, TX
Posted Jun 16 · 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
- Nurse to patient
- 1:6
- Term
- 13 weeks · starts Jul 6, 2026 · Travel
- On the floor
- Charge shifts · No call
- Practice
- MEDITECH charting
- Setting
- Hospital
stated in this posting
More role details
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- 1+ years
Pay
- Against the board
- Below most TX travel postings
TX travel postings that state pay run $1,480/week to $2,580/week, the middle half $1,750/week to $2,260/week, across 283 postings.
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 hiring a travel RN for a 13-week night shift contract on a 40-bed Neuro unit in Austin, TX, requiring at least 1 year of Med/Surg experience and active BLS and NIH Stroke certifications.
Details Work setting is a 40-bed Neurology unit (4 West) within an acute care hospital in Austin, TX Neurological patient population with a focus on Med/Surg-level care Patient ratios are 5–6:1 on day shift and 6:1 on night shift Night shift
schedule
- 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
- No on-call requirements
- EMR system is Meditech
- Requirements
- Active TX RN license or a Compact RN license valid in Texas required
- Required
certifications
BLS (AHA or ARC accepted) and NIH Stroke Scale — certifications must not expire within the first 30 days of the assignment start Minimum 1 year of recent Med/Surg RN experience required US SSN and date of birth required for consideration One professional reference required No gaps in work history of 90 days or more within the past 12 months Additional Information Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible — local candidates will not be considered Day shift staffing includes 1 charge nurse, 8 RNs, and 4 PCTs; night shift includes 1 charge nurse, 7 RNs, and 4 PCTs Navy blue scrubs are required Unit is described as having a great team culture
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“rican Traveler is hiring a travel RN for a 13-week night shift contract on a 40-bed Neuro unit in Austin, TX, requiring at least 1 year of Med/Surg experience and active BLS and NIH Stroke certifications.” · from this posting
Requirements
- Active TX RN license or a Compact RN license valid in Texas required
- BLS (AHA or ARC accepted) and NIH Stroke Scale — certifications must not expire within the first 30 days of the assignment start
- Minimum 1 year of recent Med/Surg RN experience required
- US SSN and date of birth required for consideration
- One professional reference required
- No gaps in work history of 90 days or more within the past 12 months
- Additional Information
- Candidates must reside more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible — local candidates will not be considered
- Day shift staffing includes 1 charge nurse, 8 RNs, and 4 PCTs; night shift includes 1 charge nurse, 7 RNs, and 4 PCTs
- Navy blue scrubs are required
- Unit is described as having a great team culture
Place
- City
- Austin, TX
- Median rent
- $1,729/mo
- Local household income
- $93,658/yr
- Metro price level
- 2% below the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Austin area index 98.1, where 100 is the national average.
Austin blends Texas charm with live-music energy, outdoor living along Lady Bird Lake, and a booming tech-driven economy. Nurses relocating here will find a sun-sooked city where food trucks, hiking trails, and a friendly, fast-growing community define the lifestyle.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
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