Med/Surg Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Albany, GA

Join a supportive acute-care team as a Med/Surg Registered Nurse (RN) in Albany, Georgia. This 17-week travel nursing assignment offers $1,800-$1,890 in estimated weekly pay and the opportunity to care for a diverse medical-surgical patient population in a 44-bed unit while building valuable experience in a collaborative hospital environment. Albany is a welcoming southwest Georgia community with convenient access to outdoor recreation, Tallahassee, Atlanta, and Florida’s Gulf Coast beaches.

Travel RN Job Details

• Location: Albany, GA 31701
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,800-$1,890
• Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
• Contract Dates: October 5, 2026-February 1, 2027
• Duration: 17 weeks
• Openings: 4
• Schedule: 12-hour day shifts, approximately 7:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Holiday Requirement: As needed
• Unit: Acute-care medical-surgical unit with approximately 44 beds
• Patient Ratios: Typically 1:5, with the possibility of 1:6
• Charting: MEDITECH experience preferred but not required
• Orientation: One week of general orientation, including electronic medical record training, plus two unit-specific orientation days
• Dress Code: Caribbean blue scrubs

Med/Surg 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 prior travel nursing assignment
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
• Current NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification from the American Heart Association
• Experience caring for acute-care patient populations and monitoring telemetry
• Ability to meet the facility’s 75-mile travel eligibility requirement based on the address listed on the traveler’s driver’s license
• Flexibility to float to other acute-care and cardiac units as needed

Medical-Surgical Nursing Responsibilities

• Provide safe, compassionate nursing care to adult medical-surgical patients in an acute-care setting
• Perform comprehensive assessments, develop individualized care plans, and evaluate patient progress
• Administer medications and treatments safely while monitoring for therapeutic effects and adverse reactions
• Recognize changes in patient condition and communicate promptly with providers and the interdisciplinary care team
• Monitor patients requiring telemetry and respond appropriately to clinical changes
• Document assessments, interventions, patient responses, and care plans accurately in MEDITECH
• Collaborate with nursing assistants, providers, therapy teams, and other healthcare professionals to support quality outcomes
• Provide patient and family education related to diagnoses, medications, treatments, and discharge planning
• Float to acute-care or cardiac units when needed and care for medical patients or acute-care holds

Apply now for this Georgia travel nursing opportunity and join a collaborative acute-care healthcare team in Albany.

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.