
Med/Surg | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Amarillo, TX
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Sep 29, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $41.67
- Weekly
- $1,500
- Yearly (full-time)
- $78,000
- Start date
- October 19, 2026
This job pays about $41.67/hour — 10% below the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Texas ($46.14/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 Texas right now
- 2,078 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Texas from 6 agencies, 39 of them in Amarillo.
- Pay in these listings: $18.02 – $163/hour, median $47.87/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Texas: $46.14/hour ($95,971/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: Health Advocates Network ($54.90/hour across 526 jobs).
Job description
Travel Registered Nurse (RN) – Medical-Surgical | Night Shift in Amarillo, TX
Earn $1,460–$1,540 weekly as a Medical-Surgical Travel RN on a 13-week night-shift assignment in Amarillo, Texas. Join a collaborative inpatient team caring for adult and geriatric patients in a supportive setting with interdisciplinary resources. Located in the Texas Panhandle, Amarillo offers welcoming communities, wide-open skies, distinctive outdoor attractions, and cultural experiences.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,460–$1,540
- Job Specialty: Medical-Surgical Nursing (Med/Surg)
- Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing assignment
- Location: Amarillo, Texas
- Start Date: October 19, 2026
- Shift: 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
- Schedule: Primary 4-shift weekly schedule; a 36-hour option is also noted
- Patient Population: Adult and geriatric patients
- Patient Ratio: Approximately 1:6
- Charting System: Epic electronic medical record (EMR)
- Unit Volume: Approximately 8 patients daily; 10-bed unit
Medical-Surgical Travel RN Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in hand at the time of submission; state or compact licensure accepted
- At least 1 year of recent inpatient medical-surgical nursing experience
- Recent Epic experience within the past 6 months
- Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Ability to safely manage an adult and geriatric patient assignment of approximately 1:6
- Comfort providing care to adult and geriatric patients
- Willingness to float to units of equal or lesser acuity as needed
- Applicants must reside outside the applicable 50-mile local radius
Travel RN Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult and geriatric medical-surgical patients during overnight shifts
- Assess patients, develop and update nursing care plans, administer medications, and evaluate responses to treatment
- Document patient care accurately and efficiently in the Epic EMR
- Apply isolation precautions and follow appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) practices
- Provide peripheral line care and management
- Deliver oxygen therapy, including nasal cannula support, and assist with non-invasive airway management
- Communicate effectively with providers and interdisciplinary partners, including respiratory therapy, pharmacy, radiology, physical therapy, social services, and rapid response teams
- Promote patient safety, participate in clinical handoffs, and support high-quality patient care throughout the travel nursing assignment
Apply now to join this collaborative medical-surgical nursing team and start your next travel RN assignment in Amarillo, Texas.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
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