Travel Acute Care Float RN - $1,891 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Float Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Float
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/19/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 19, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Med/Surg Float RN with 2+ years of comparable acuity hospital experience and Cerner EMR experience for a night shift float pool position.

Details

• Acute Care Float position, assigned by nursing supervisor at time of scheduling
• Floats across multiple units including Medical, Surgery/GI, Trauma, Observation, Oncology, Nephrology, Ortho/Joint Replacement, Neuro, Vascular, Pulmonary, and Cardiac Surgery/Cardiac units
• Night shift, 3x12 hours, 6:45pm-7:15am with a 30-minute lunch break
• Typical patient ratio is 1:6, varies according to need
• Required to work every other weekend
• No on-call responsibilities
• Uses Cerner EMR

Requirements

• Active, unencumbered TN or compact RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• Current BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience in a comparable acuity hospital required
• Prior Cerner EMR charting experience required
• Two references required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provides direct patient care across a variety of medical-surgical and specialty units as a float nurse
• Royal blue scrubs required
• First-time travelers will be considered
• Returning staff are eligible to reapply
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate
• Travel pairs are welcome to apply

American Traveler Job ID #P-753558. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Med/Surg Float Pool

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