
Med/Surg Tele | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Cleveland, OH
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Oct 16, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $67.22
- Weekly
- $2,420
- Yearly (full-time)
- $125,840
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- November 13, 2026
This job pays about $67.22/hour — 69% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Ohio ($39.67/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 Ohio right now
- 1,786 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Ohio from 6 agencies, 442 of them in Cleveland.
- Pay in these listings: $14.59 – $196/hour, median $55.28/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Ohio: $39.67/hour ($82,514/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: MAS Medical Staffing ($80.00/hour across 7 jobs).
Job description
Travel Med/Surg Tele Registered Nurse (RN) – Cleveland, Ohio
Join our healthcare team as a Med/Surg Tele Registered Nurse in Cleveland, Ohio, for a 13-week travel nursing contract in an acute-care hospital. Deliver high-quality medical-surgical and telemetry care while exploring a vibrant city known for its renowned medical community, cultural attractions, waterfront setting, and welcoming neighborhoods.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Location: Cleveland, Ohio
- Position: Med/Surg Tele Registered Nurse (RN)
- Employment Type: Travel nursing contract
- Healthcare Setting: Acute-care hospital; medical-surgical telemetry unit
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,360–$2,480
- Start Date: November 13, 2026
- End Date: February 12, 2027
- Contract Duration: 13 weeks
- Hours: 36 hours per week
- Shift Duration: 12-hour rotating shifts
- Schedule: Three shifts per week; rotating days and nights, generally 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
- Orientation: Approximately 16 hours, with required pre-start education
- Scheduling Expectations: Flexibility to rotate shifts based on operational needs and work at least every other holiday
Med/Surg Tele RN Job Requirements
- Registered Nurse with at least 1 year of permanent medical-surgical telemetry experience
- Active Ohio nursing license or compact-state license in hand at the time of submission
- Active BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
- Recent professional reference from a manager, assistant nurse manager, supervisor, or director in the specialty
- Required credentials must be active and available at the time of submission; pending certifications are not accepted
- Successful completion of required background, credentialing, and fingerprinting processes
- Successful completion of ECG rhythm recognition and safe medication administration assessments during orientation, with a maximum of two attempts for each assessment
- Ability to provide flexible coverage, including potential floating to comparable units and the emergency department for patients with similar care needs
Travel Registered Nurse Responsibilities
- Provide safe, comprehensive nursing care to patients in a medical-surgical telemetry setting
- Monitor cardiac rhythms, recognize changes in patient condition, and promptly communicate concerns to the care team
- Administer medications and treatments safely while following established clinical protocols
- Complete thorough patient assessments, care planning, documentation, and patient education
- Collaborate with physicians, advanced practice providers, ancillary services, patients, and families to support positive patient outcomes
- Float to designated comparable units or the emergency department when operationally needed and provide care within the nurse’s scope of practice
- Participate in orientation, competency assessments, rotating shifts, and holiday coverage expectations
Apply now for this Cleveland, Ohio travel nursing opportunity and join our team as a Med/Surg Tele Registered Nurse.
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.
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