Travel Med/Surg Tele Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Contract in Nashville, TN

Overview

Apply now for a 13-week travel nursing assignment as a Med/Surg Tele Registered Nurse in Nashville, Tennessee. Join a dedicated healthcare team providing meaningful care to a forensic patient population in a structured, locked medical-surgical and telemetry unit.

This travel nurse opportunity is ideal for a confident RN with recent medical-surgical and telemetry experience who is comfortable caring for incarcerated patients and floating to medical-surgical, telemetry, emergency, postpartum, and potentially intensive care units as needed. Build valuable clinical experience while working in Nashville’s vibrant 37208 area, near renowned music, dining, cultural attractions, and a thriving healthcare community.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Specialty: Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Nursing
• Position: Travel Registered Nurse (RN)
• Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
• Location: Nashville, Tennessee 37208
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,680-$1,770
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• End Date: February 1, 2027
• Contract Duration: 13 weeks
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12-hour day shifts, 7:00 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.
• Unit: Locked forensic medical-surgical/telemetry unit
• Weekend Requirement: Approximately 6 weekend shifts during the contract, based on a six-week rotation
• Call: No call required
• Orientation: Approximately 24 hours

Med/Surg Tele RN Job Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license in Tennessee or an active compact multistate license at the time of submission
• At least 1 year of recent medical-surgical and telemetry nursing experience
• Current BLS, ACLS, NIH Stroke Scale, and CPI certification; MAB certification may be accepted in place of CPI
• Recent experience interpreting and managing dysrhythmias and monitoring telemetry patients
• Experience with Cerner electronic health record charting is required
• Ability to administer chemotherapy is preferred
• Previous charge nurse experience is preferred
• Comfort providing nursing care to correctional and forensic patient populations
• Ability to float to medical-surgical, telemetry, emergency, postpartum, and potentially intensive care units
• Successful completion of required pre-employment screening, including an EKG assessment and compliance education
• Current immunizations or qualifying medical or religious exemptions as required for the assignment

Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN Responsibilities

• Deliver safe, compassionate nursing care to forensic and medical-surgical patients in a locked inpatient setting
• Assess patients, develop and implement individualized nursing care plans, and evaluate clinical outcomes
• Monitor cardiac rhythms and recognize changes in patient condition or telemetry status
• Interpret and manage dysrhythmias in collaboration with the interdisciplinary healthcare team
• Administer medications and treatments, including chemotherapy when clinically appropriate and within scope
• Document assessments, interventions, and patient responses accurately in Cerner
• Respond promptly to changes in patient condition and escalate concerns according to clinical protocols
• Float to designated units and adapt to varying patient populations, workflows, and acuity levels
• Collaborate with providers, support services, and interpretation resources to promote quality patient outcomes
• Participate in weekend and holiday scheduling rotations as assigned

Apply now to join this travel nursing opportunity in Nashville, Tennessee, and advance your medical-surgical and telemetry nursing career.

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.