Med/Surg | Registered Nurse

Travel Med/Surg Registered Nurse (RN) Jobs in Albany, Georgia

Experienced Med/Surg travel RN wanted for a 17-week acute care assignment in Albany, Georgia. Care for adult medical-surgical patients on a 44-bed unit while strengthening your acute care nursing practice with supportive resources and structured orientation. This Southwest Georgia travel nursing opportunity offers convenient access to Atlanta, Tallahassee, and Gulf Coast beaches.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Location: Albany, Georgia
• Specialty: Medical-Surgical Nursing (Med/Surg)
• Healthcare Setting: Acute care, 44-bed medical-surgical unit
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,800-$1,890
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Nursing Shift: 12-hour nights, approximately 7:00 p.m.-7:00 a.m.; typically 3 shifts per week
• Weekend Schedule: Every other weekend
• Holiday Schedule: As needed
• Assignment Length: Approximately 17 weeks, from October 5, 2026, through February 1, 2027
• Orientation: One week of general orientation, including electronic medical record training, plus two days of unit-specific orientation
• Uniform: Caribbean blue scrubs
• Openings: 2

Travel Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Georgia
• At least 1 year of recent medical-surgical nursing experience
• At least 1 completed travel nursing assignment
• Current American Heart Association Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
• Current American Heart Association National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Recent acute care experience caring for medical-surgical patients and monitoring telemetry
• Meditech electronic medical record experience preferred, but not required
• Must meet the assignment's 75-mile travel-radius requirement based on the address listed on the traveler's driver's license

Med/Surg RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult medical-surgical patients in an acute care environment.
• Assess patients, develop and implement individualized nursing care plans, administer medications, and evaluate patient outcomes.
• Manage an expected patient assignment ratio of approximately 1:5, with the possibility of 1:6.
• Monitor patients requiring telemetry and promptly recognize, document, and communicate changes in condition.
• Document patient assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately in the Meditech electronic medical record.
• Collaborate with providers, nursing colleagues, certified nursing assistants, and other members of the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
• Float as needed to acute care and cardiac units, including caring for medical patients or acute care patients in holds.
• Support safe transitions of care, patient education, and discharge planning.
• Participate in weekend and holiday coverage according to the unit schedule.

Apply now for this medical-surgical travel nursing opportunity in Albany, Georgia, and join an acute care healthcare team in Southwest Georgia.

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.