Travel MS/Tele RN - $1,834 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Nashville, Tennessee.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/19/2026
• 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: Oct 19, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Med/Surg Tele position on a locked incarcerated unit, requiring at least 1 year of experience and comfort working with the incarcerated population.

Details

• Work on the Med/Surg Tele unit within a locked incarcerated unit of the hospital
• Requires comfort working with an incarcerated patient population
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM
• Float required to other MS/Tele units, including forensics, inpatient units, and potentially ICU
• Uses Cerner charting system
• Strict no-call policy in place
• Oncology and cardiac monitoring skills utilized, including interpretation and management of dysrhythmias
• Chemotherapy administration experience preferred

Requirements

• Active TN state license or compact multi-state RN license required
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and CPI (Management of Assaultive Behavior accepted in lieu of CPI)
• Minimum 1 year of recent Med/Surg Tele experience required
• Cerner charting system experience required
• Previous charge nurse experience preferred
• Telemetry work setting experience preferred

Additional Information

• Provide nursing care within a secured, incarcerated care environment on the MS/Tele unit
• Participate in holiday rotation, working 3 of the following 6 holidays based on assigned group: Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve, and New Year's Day
• Schedule swaps with peers may be arranged to accommodate personal holiday preferences
• Contract expected to extend into the new year to ensure holiday coverage
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates accepted at the same pay rate

American Traveler Job ID #P-758659. 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 Tele

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