Med/Surg Tele | Registered Nurse

Med/Surg Tele Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Travel Nursing Contract in San Francisco, CA

Explore a California travel nursing job in San Francisco as a Med/Surg Tele Registered Nurse, caring for adult and geriatric patients on a fast-paced acute-care unit.

Join a collaborative acute-care nursing team in San Francisco, California, and expand your medical-surgical and telemetry nursing expertise. This travel RN assignment provides the opportunity to care for adult and geriatric patients in a surgical acute-care environment. Located in the vibrant 94117 area, San Francisco offers beautiful parks, diverse neighborhoods, cultural attractions, and exceptional dining and recreation.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,020–$2,130
• Location: San Francisco, California
• Specialty: Medical-Surgical Telemetry
• Contract: 13 weeks
• Assignment Dates: November 17, 2026–February 16, 2027
• Schedule: Three 12-hour night shifts per week, approximately 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
• Weekly Hours: 36 hours
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 1 nurse to 5 patients
• Weekend Coverage: Two weekend shifts during the assignment
• Patient Population: Adult and geriatric medical-surgical, orthopedic, and telemetry patients
• Floating: May be required to support telemetry, rehabilitation, or other appropriate units and locations based on organizational needs and qualifications

Med/Surg Tele RN Job Requirements

• Active California Registered Nurse license
• BSN required
• At least 2 years of recent medical-surgical and telemetry nursing experience
• AHA BLS and ACLS certifications
• NIHSS certification or demonstrated competency
• Recent charge nurse experience required
• Experience with Cerner or a comparable electronic health record
• Community hospital and Level I and Level II trauma experience required
• Prior travel nursing experience within the past 12 months required
• Ability to use the Philips telemetry monitoring system
• COVID-19 vaccination and booster required in accordance with assignment requirements
• Strong assessment, prioritization, communication, and clinical judgment skills

Medical-Surgical Telemetry Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide safe, evidence-based nursing care to adult and geriatric medical-surgical and telemetry patients.
• Monitor cardiac rhythms, recognize dysrhythmias, and promptly escalate changes in patient condition.
• Care for patients with orthopedic, thoracic, gastrointestinal, neurological, renal, and other acute-care diagnoses.
• Administer medications, blood products, insulin, anticoagulants, and other therapies according to established protocols.
• Manage central lines, PICC lines, peripheral IVs, chest tubes, surgical drains, feeding tubes, ostomies, wound care, and urinary drainage systems.
• Support patients requiring oxygen therapy, high-flow nasal cannula, non-invasive airway management, suctioning, and other respiratory interventions.
• Complete focused and comprehensive assessments, care planning, documentation, patient education, and discharge coordination.
• Collaborate with physicians, rapid response teams, respiratory therapy, pharmacy, rehabilitation, IV services, social services, and other members of the interdisciplinary team.
• Provide charge nurse support when assigned and contribute to effective unit flow and patient safety.
• Adapt to floating assignments while maintaining high-quality care and professional nursing standards.

Apply now to join this San Francisco travel nursing team as a Med/Surg Tele Registered Nurse and advance your acute-care nursing career in California.

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.