
Med/Surg | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Medford, OR
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 28, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $50.97
- Weekly
- $1,835
- Yearly (full-time)
- $95,420
- Start date
- November 23, 2026
This job pays about $50.97/hour — 18% below the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Oregon ($62.02/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 Oregon right now
- 598 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Oregon from 8 agencies, 75 of them in Medford.
- Pay in these listings: $13.88 – $139/hour, median $60.73/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Oregon: $62.02/hour ($129,002/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: MAS Medical Staffing ($105/hour across 3 jobs).
Job description
Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (RN) Travel Contract – Medford, Oregon
Join a collaborative acute-care medical-surgical nursing team in Medford, Oregon, for a 13-week travel RN assignment with day shifts, competitive weekly pay, and diverse patient care experience. Make a meaningful impact while caring for adult, pediatric, and geriatric patients across medical and post-surgical settings. Located in the scenic Rogue Valley, Medford offers easy access to outdoor recreation, local dining, and Southern Oregon’s vibrant communities.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Position: Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (Med/Surg RN)
- Location: Medford, Oregon
- Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
- Start Date: November 23, 2026
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,790–$1,880
- Schedule: 36 hours per week; 3 shifts per week
- Shift: 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 a.m.–7:00 p.m.
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend; at least two weekend shifts during the contract
- Call Requirement: May be placed on call
- Floating: May float between units or nearby affiliated facilities based on staffing needs
- Typical Patient Ratio: 1:4 to 1:5
- Charting: Epic electronic medical record (EMR)
- Orientation: 12 hours
Medical-Surgical RN Job Requirements
- Active Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible to practice in Oregon; compact license must be in hand when applicable
- At least 2 years of recent medical-surgical RN experience in an acute-care setting
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Recent experience with Epic or another electronic medical record system; Epic experience preferred
- Strong clinical judgment and the ability to care for adult, pediatric, and geriatric patient populations
- Ability to work day shifts, required weekends, potential call, and float assignments
- Two professional references covering at least one year of experience within the last three years
Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse Responsibilities
- Deliver safe, compassionate nursing care to medical, oncology, and pre- and post-surgical patients
- Care for patients undergoing or recovering from urologic, gynecologic, abdominal, vascular, orthopedic, and other surgical procedures
- Perform comprehensive nursing assessments, administer medications, monitor patient status, and communicate changes to the interdisciplinary healthcare team
- Manage and monitor chest tubes, surgical drains, ports, peripheral lines, epidurals, patient-controlled analgesia, heparin infusions, and continuous bladder irrigation
- Provide oxygen therapy, non-invasive airway management, isolation precautions, telemetry monitoring, and rapid-response support as indicated
- Complete admission, transfer, discharge, and patient education activities
- Coordinate patient care with IV therapy, respiratory therapy, physical therapy, pharmacy, radiology, social services, interpretation services, and other support teams
- Float within the appropriate skill set to support patient care and staffing needs
- Accurately document assessments, interventions, outcomes, and care plans in Epic
Apply now for this medical-surgical travel nursing opportunity in Medford, Oregon, and join a supportive healthcare team in Southern Oregon.
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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