
Med/Surg | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Appleton, WI
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 28, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $64.17
- Weekly
- $2,310
- Yearly (full-time)
- $120,120
- Start date
- November 16, 2026
This job pays about $64.17/hour — 40% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Wisconsin ($45.93/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 36 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Wisconsin right now
- 945 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Wisconsin from 7 agencies, 23 of them in Appleton.
- Pay in these listings: $19.84 – $196/hour, median $63.28/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Wisconsin: $45.93/hour ($95,534/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: AHS Staffing ($69.01/hour across 368 jobs).
Job description
Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical-Surgical Clinical Resource Team – Appleton, WI
Travel Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (RN) needed in Appleton and Neenah, Wisconsin for a 13-week inpatient nursing assignment. Join a collaborative Clinical Resource Team supporting Medical-Surgical units across the Fox Cities area. This travel nursing opportunity is ideal for a resilient, adaptable Med-Surg RN who enjoys caring for diverse adult patient populations, floating between units, and contributing where support is needed most. Appleton offers a welcoming Wisconsin community with scenic riverfronts, trails, parks, and convenient access to recreation, dining, and cultural attractions.
Travel RN Job Details
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,250–$2,370
- Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing assignment
- Location: Appleton and Neenah, Wisconsin, with additional regional assignments possible
- Start Date: November 16, 2026
- Schedule: 12-hour night shifts, beginning at approximately 5:30 p.m.
- Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week, excluding applicable orientation and facility-closure exceptions
- Weekend Requirement: Up to every other weekend
- Holiday Requirement: Holiday rotation as needed
- Floating: Medical-Surgical units across the Appleton and Neenah area, with additional regional assignments possible based on staffing needs
- Call: No call or callback requirement
- Charting: Recent Epic experience required
- Uniform: Black scrubs
Medical-Surgical RN Job Requirements
- Active Wisconsin Registered Nurse (RN) license
- At least 3 years of professional RN experience
- At least 2 years of recent Medical-Surgical nursing experience
- Previous travel nursing experience strongly preferred
- Current American Heart Association (AHA) BLS certification
- Current NIHSS certification
- AHA ACLS certification preferred
- Epic charting experience within the past year
- Associate degree or nursing certificate required; Bachelor’s degree preferred
- Comfort working flexible assignments, adapting to changing staffing needs, and floating between inpatient units
Travel RN Responsibilities
- Provide safe, compassionate nursing care to adult Medical-Surgical patients across multiple inpatient units.
- Assess patients, develop and implement individualized care plans, administer medications, and evaluate outcomes.
- Care for patients with medical, surgical, oncology, renal, cardiac, neurological, orthopedic, trauma, and high-acuity conditions.
- Support patients with diagnoses and care needs including stroke, CHF, COPD, DKA, CIWA, and post-procedural recovery.
- Care for patients following cardiac catheterization and pacemaker procedures; experience with pre- and post-cardiac care and TR bands is strongly preferred.
- Float throughout assigned Medical-Surgical units and other regional locations as staffing needs change, accepting assignments within established competencies.
- Collaborate with physicians, nurses, nursing assistants, LPNs, and interdisciplinary teams to coordinate patient care.
- Maintain accurate documentation in Epic and communicate changes in patient condition promptly.
- Demonstrate professionalism, resilience, teamwork, and the ability to manage change in a dynamic clinical environment.
Apply now for this Medical-Surgical travel nursing opportunity in Appleton and Neenah, Wisconsin, and join a supportive Clinical Resource Team serving patients across the Fox Cities.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
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