Med/Surg | Registered Nurse

Travel Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (RN) – Night Shift in Lakewood, CA

Lakewood, California travel nursing opportunity for an experienced Medical-Surgical RN seeking a 13-week night-shift contract.

Join a collaborative medical-surgical nursing team in Lakewood, California, and provide compassionate care to adult and geriatric patients in a fast-paced inpatient hospital setting. This travel nurse job is well suited for an experienced Registered Nurse who enjoys caring for diverse medical-surgical patients and working 12-hour night shifts. Lakewood offers a welcoming Southern California community with convenient access to parks, shopping, dining, Long Beach, and the greater Los Angeles area.

Travel RN Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,000–$2,100
• Location: Lakewood, California
• Start Date: November 30, 2026
• Assignment Length: 13 weeks
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12-hour nights, approximately 7:00 PM–7:30 AM
• Patient Population: Adults and geriatric patients
• Typical Night Assignment: Approximately 1 nurse to 5 patients
• Orientation: 24 hours

Medical-Surgical RN Job Requirements

• Minimum of 2 years of recent medical-surgical registered nursing experience
• Active California Registered Nurse license in hand
• Current ACLS certification
• Current BLS certification
• Current CPI certification
• Experience caring for adult and geriatric patients in a hospital or community hospital setting
• Experience with electronic health record documentation and computerized charting
• Strong clinical judgment, patient assessment, prioritization, and communication skills

Medical-Surgical Travel Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult and geriatric medical-surgical patients during assigned night shifts.
• Assess patients, develop and implement individualized care plans, and evaluate clinical outcomes.
• Administer medications, IV therapies, blood products, insulin, and other treatments in accordance with established protocols.
• Monitor telemetry, cardiac rhythms, oxygenation, and changes in patient condition; escalate concerns promptly.
• Manage central lines, PICC lines, chest tubes, surgical drains, feeding tubes, tracheostomies, wound care, and other medical-surgical interventions within scope of practice.
• Support patients recovering from procedures and conditions including thoracic surgery, cardiac surgery, neurosurgery, orthopedic procedures, renal failure, bowel obstruction, stroke, and traumatic injury.
• Collaborate with providers, rehabilitation services, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, social services, rapid response teams, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team.
• Provide patient and family education, maintain accurate documentation, and promote a safe, respectful care environment.

Apply now for this Medical-Surgical RN travel contract in Lakewood, California, and join a dedicated Southern California healthcare team.

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.