Travel Float RN - $2,131 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Float Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Bismarck, North Dakota.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Float
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/14/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 14, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Med/Surg Float Pool RN for a 13-week acute care assignment requiring at least 2 years of med/surg experience and a ND or compact RN license.

Details

• Acute care Med/Surg Float unit with 61 combined beds
• Patient ratios of 1:5 days and 1:6 nights, with nurse aide support at 1:15
• Cares for surgical patients (total joints, fractures, bariatric, urology, general) and medical patients (CHF, CVA, SOB, diabetic issues)
• Telemetry unit with monitor techs reading strips and RNs confirming
• Uses respiratory equipment including CPAP, BiPAP, and hi-flow
• Uses EPIC EMR
• 12-hour day shift schedule with every other weekend and every other holiday required
• Required to float as part of the position, with priority given to floating first
• Call/standby requirement with low-census day (LCD) provisions
• 48 guaranteed hours per week

Requirements

• Active ND State or Compact (NLC) RN license required, pending licenses not accepted
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• Med/Surg unit experience required that matches current unit needs
• No BSN required
• Copy of driver's license required for consideration
• Two professional references required: one supervisor from within the last 12 months worked and one peer or supervisor from within the last 3 years worked, including employment dates and rehire eligibility

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care on a Med/Surg float unit, floating within the facility as needed
• No charge nurse or house supervisor responsibilities
• Any scrub color permitted per dress code
• Unit-specific orientation includes Travel CBO and a float unit checklist, with 12 hours of orientation provided
• Candidates may not have been directly employed (full time, part time, or PRN) by any CommonSpirit-affiliated facility, including CHI and/or Dignity, within the past year
• Candidates previously employed PRN through outside staffing firms will be considered
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Manager interview and profile review required as part of the hiring process

American Traveler Job ID #P-786793. 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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