Med/Surg | Registered Nurse

Travel Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (RN) - Amarillo, Texas

Explore a rewarding travel nursing job in Amarillo, TX as a Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (RN). Join a collaborative inpatient team on a 13-week assignment providing day-shift care to adult and geriatric patients in a well-supported medical-surgical unit with centralized telemetry monitoring and dedicated patient care technicians. Amarillo offers a welcoming West Texas community, wide-open landscapes, outdoor recreation, arts, and local dining.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Location: Amarillo, Texas
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,460-$1,540
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel Registered Nurse assignment
• Assignment Dates: October 26, 2026-January 25, 2027
• Nursing Shift: Day shifts, approximately 7:00 a.m.-7:30 p.m.
• Shift Duration: 12 hours
• Schedule: 36- or 48-hour weekly option, generally 3-4 shifts per week
• Patient Population: Adult and geriatric medical-surgical patients
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:6
• Unit Environment: Inpatient medical-surgical unit with centralized telemetry monitoring
• Weekend Requirement: Weekend shifts are required
• Floating: May float to units of equal or lesser acuity
• Orientation: Approximately 20 hours

Medical-Surgical RN Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license in Texas or a compact-state license in hand at the time of submission
• At least 1 year of recent inpatient medical-surgical nursing experience
• Current Basic Life Support certification
• Recent Epic electronic health record experience, preferably within the past 6 months
• Experience caring for medical-surgical patients with an approximate 1:6 assignment ratio
• Ability to work required weekend shifts and float to units of equal or lesser acuity
• Travelers residing within 50 miles of the assignment location are not eligible
• Ability to complete required core onboarding items and laboratory requirements within 48 hours of contract signing

Travel Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult and geriatric medical-surgical patients in an inpatient setting
• Assess patient conditions, develop and implement individualized plans of care, and evaluate outcomes
• Administer medications and treatments safely while monitoring for effectiveness and adverse reactions
• Perform ongoing nursing assessments, manage peripheral lines, and provide appropriate respiratory support, including nasal cannula and non-invasive airway management
• Apply isolation precautions and maintain a safe, compliant patient care environment
• Recognize changes in patient condition and collaborate with the interdisciplinary care team to coordinate timely interventions
• Document patient care accurately in Epic
• Communicate effectively with patients, families, providers, and support services
• Float to units of equal or lesser acuity as needed while maintaining quality and continuity of care

Apply now for this Travel Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse opportunity in Amarillo, Texas.

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.