Medical Surgical Float Pool - Travel Registered Nurse- $2730 per week.

Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Shift: 7:00 PM - 7:00 AM

Experience:

• 12 months of experience with 3 months within the last 12 months.

• 18 months of Medical Surgical Float Pool experience.

• Experience with Cerner is required.

• Experience with Epic is preferred.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a Alabama license or compact license (required after submission).

• This role will require floating to multiple units

• Travel only, local not allowed. Candidates must live >60 miles from facility to be submitted.

• Flu vaccination required for submission. Religious and medical declinations accepted.

• 6 months gap required between for Staff at Program: SimpliFi Program - Baptist Health UAB and no current placement allowed at Program: SimpliFi Program - Baptist Health UAB.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Required Skills/Experience: First-time travelers accepted. Minimum of 18 months of MedSurg and/or ICU experience with Epic or Cerner experience required. If strictly ICU experience, Cerner is required. 6 North Trauma Surgical: At least 1 year of trauma/surgical experience required; wound care, chest tubes, NGT, and IV skills required. 5 South Neuroscience: IV starts, blood draws from central lines, trach care, PEG, NGT, colostomy/ostomy, wound care, chest tubes, surgical site care, C-collar, abdominal binders, and restraints required. 5 North MedSurg/Oncology: trach care, chest tubes, PEG tubes, wound care, drains, Foley care, and IV starts required. 3 South Orthopedics: PCA pumps, wound care with negative pressure dressings, dressing changes, Foley care, and hemovac/JP drain management required. 3 North MS/Ortho/Urology: trach care, wound care, wound vacs, IV starts, central line dressing changes, and following nurse-driven Foley protocol required.

Preferred Skills/Experience: Chemo experience highly preferred but not required.

Special Requests: You can only have 1 active application for the same position (same unit and shift at the same facility). Example: if you apply for day shift, you can also apply for night shift on the same unit and facility, but you cannot apply for another day shift position on the same unit and facility. Staff must be gone for 6 months before returning as a traveler, measured from last shift worked to start date. Requested holiday dates are not contractually guaranteed off prior to arrival. Up to 7 days off may be approved, excluding blackout dates; blackout dates require NM/EANH approval. Blackout RTO dates: Martin Luther King Jr. Day: 1/19-20; Valentine’s Day week: 2/13-16; entire month of March; Easter weekend: 4/18-20; Mother’s Day weekend: 5/10-12; Memorial Day week: 5/24-5/26; Father’s Day weekend: 6/14-16; Fourth of July: 7/3-6; Labor Day weekend: 8/30-9/1; Halloween: 10/30-11/2; Thanksgiving: 11/26-30; Christmas and New Year’s: 12/21-1/1.

Unit Details: Float pool covers trauma surgical, neuroscience, MedSurg/oncology, orthopedics, and MS/ortho/urology units. 6 North Trauma Surgical: general surgery and vascular surgery patients. 5 South Neuroscience: CVA, TBI, seizure, AMS, spinal fusion, craniotomy, degenerative diseases, post-trauma, and angiogram patients. 5 North MedSurg/Oncology: all patient types except stroke and MI; palliative care, ETOH withdrawal, and MS/oncology patients; high-acuity, fast-paced MedSurg. RN/LPN ratio on this unit is 1:4-5. Tele monitoring on hallway monitors and by tele techs on the ground floor; chemo administration if certified. 3 South Orthopedics: orthopedic and spine patients including joint replacements, fractures, fusions, and laminectomies. 3 North MS/Ortho/Urology: urology, ENT, ortho, and MedSurg patients. Typically 1:4 ratio; with the lower patient load, RNs are expected to turn patients and assist with baths and ADLs. Telemetry is monitored by telemetry techs; RNs are required to interpret and confirm strip readings q4 hours. Uses Plum 360 IV pumps, Omnicell, and Spacelabs monitors.

Shift & Scheduling: Every other weekend or 4 weekend days per month. No call. One major and one minor seasonal holiday per policy. 4-week schedule cycle; no self-scheduling, uses Smart Square.

Floating Requirements: Any like unit/patient location (MS-MS, MS-ICU task, MS-ER/MS holds; ICU-ICU, ICU-MS task or limit of 3, ICU-ER/ICU holds).

7 days maximum time off. Facility holidays: 09/07/2026, 11/25/2026, 11/26/2026, 11/27/2026, 12/24/2026, 12/25/2026, 12/26/2026, 12/31/2026, 01/01/2027, 01/18/2027, 02/09/2027, 02/21/2027, 03/26/2027, 03/26/2027, 03/27/2027, 03/28/2027, 05/30/2027, 05/31/2027, 07/03/2027, 07/04/2027. Number of holidays allowed off: 0

2 Charge/Lead references required from within the last 12 months

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

• Skills Checklist: Yes
• References: Yes
• License Type: registered
• License State: AL
• Certifications: Basic Life Support, NIH Stroke Scale

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: 1/4-6
• Shift Type: Night
• Contract Date: 2026-11-16
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 4