Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit - Travel Registered Nurse - $2420 per week. - Now Hiring

Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Experience:

• 2 years of experience with 3 months within the last 12 months.

• 2 years of Medical Surgical / Telemetry Unit experience with 12 months within the last 36 months (3 years).

• Experience with Cerner is preferred.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a California license (required for submission).

• This role may require floating to additional units and locations

• Local & travel allowed. Candidates living <50 miles from facility will be processed as local.

• COVID vaccination required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• COVID booster required after submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• Flu vaccination required after submission. Religious, medical, and personal declinations accepted.

• Anyone who worked as Staff at a facility in this program in the last 12 months cannot be submitted.

• Anyone who worked as Part-Time at a facility in this program in the last 12 months cannot be submitted.

• Anyone who worked as Per Diem at a facility in this program in the last 12 months cannot be submitted.

• Anyone currently working at a facility in this program cannot be submitted.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

An interview may not be available prior to offer. References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you’re applying to.

Special Requests: Submission Limit: Cannot apply to more than one job order on the same unit and shift at the facility. Eligibility as Current/Previous Employee: Must disclose previous employment on your resume or elsewhere within the submission for a DNU check.

Unit Details: Nurse-to-patient ratios are 1:4 for telemetry patients and 1:5 for Med-Surg patients; a mixed Med-Surg/Telemetry team remains 1:4. Patient population includes acute/chronic medical conditions, post-surgical patients including total joints (clinicians must be comfortable with this population), urology, gynecology, podiatry, general surgery, and potential stroke patients. Heparin drips are used; no cardiac drips are used on this unit. Remote telemetry uses Philips monitors; the monitor tech is stationed on 4W and sends strips to the unit, and RNs must read, interpret, and sign off on them. Respiratory support includes CPAP or BiPAP per RT and MD order; no ventilators are used.

Shift & Scheduling: Day shifts run 7a-730p. Weekend requirement: 4 weekend shifts in a 4-week schedule; day-shift weekends are Saturday/Sunday. A minimum of 1 major and 1 minor holiday is required. No call; clinicians may be placed on standby for low census, with a 30 min response time if called in.

Floating Requirements: Travelers are first to float and may be floated to Mercy Downtown (approximately 6.5 miles away), any Med-Surg/Tele unit, ICU for Med-Surg/Tele patients, or ER for Med-Surg/Tele holds.

Facility holidays: 11/26/2026, 12/25/2026, 01/01/2027. Number of holidays allowed off: 1. Start assignment restriction: 14 days

2 Charge/Lead/Supervisor references required from within the last 12 months

Driver’s license required for submission

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

• Skills Checklist: Yes
• References: Yes
• License Type: registered
• License State: CA
• Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support, Basic Life Support, NIH Stroke Scale

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: 1/4-5
• Shift Type: Day
• Contract Date: 2026-11-09
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3