
Med/Surg Tele | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Odessa, TX
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Sep 21, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $49.86
- Weekly
- $1,795
- Yearly (full-time)
- $93,340
- Start date
- 11/9/2026
This job pays about $49.86/hour — 8% above 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
- 2,077 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Texas from 6 agencies, 46 of them in Odessa.
- 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 525 jobs).
Job description
Travel Med-Surg Tele Registered Nurse (RN) – Odessa, Texas
Looking for a travel nursing job in Odessa, TX? Join a fast-paced Med/Surg Tele team in West Texas and make a meaningful impact in a high-demand surgical and telemetry unit. Odessa, TX 79761 offers a welcoming West Texas community with convenient access to local amenities and regional outdoor recreation.
Job Details
- Specialty: Med/Surg Tele, Medical-Surgical Telemetry
- Employment Type: Travel Registered Nurse (RN)
- Location: Odessa, TX 79761
- Start Date: 11/9/2026
- Assignment Length: 13 weeks
- Shift: 12-hour nights, 6:45 PM - 7:15 AM
- Schedule: 36 hours per week; may consider straight 48s or 36/48 alternating
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,750 - $1,840
- Healthcare Setting: Med/Surg/Tele surgical unit
- Orientation: 16 hours
Job Requirements
- Active Texas Registered Nurse (RN) license required
- BLS and NIHSS certifications required
- Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
- Prior travel nursing experience required
- Ability to float to other Med/Surg/Tele units as assigned
- Cerner EMR experience preferred
- Flu vaccine required, with medical/religious exemptions and declinations allowed
- Willingness to submit required documents by the stated deadline
Responsibilities
- Provide safe, compassionate care to adult medical-surgical and telemetry patients
- Monitor telemetry data and respond appropriately to changes in patient condition
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to support positive patient outcomes
- Administer medications and treatments in accordance with clinical standards and provider orders
- Document nursing care accurately and efficiently in the EMR
- Support unit workflow and assist with admissions, discharges, and transfers
- Adapt to changing patient assignments and float needs within similar units
Apply now for this Travel Med/Surg Tele RN opportunity in Odessa, Texas, and join a team committed to quality patient care.
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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