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Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jun 22, 2026
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Length: 17 weeks
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Openings: 3
American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Med/Surg Acute Care travel assignment in Albany, GA, requiring a minimum of 2 years of specialty experience and at least one prior travel assignment.
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Hospital-based acute care setting with a 483-bed main campus
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14-bed Med/Surg unit with a 1:6 nurse-to-patient ratio on both days and nights
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Patient population includes diabetic, CHF, COPD, GI bleed, renal failure, dialysis, post-surgical, amputation, wound care, DVT, ETOH, and psychiatric patients
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Common medications administered include Lasix, Bumex, and Heparin
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Telemetry monitoring is available on a separate unit; nurses are not required to read strips
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CNAs are generally assigned 1:12 and may be pulled for 1:1 or sitter assignments
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CPAP used; BiPAP used on nights only
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Night shift, 12-hour shifts from 7p–7a with a shift change window of 6:45–7:15
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Every other weekend required
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Schedule rotates with permanent staff
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Floating required to all acute care, cardiology (for medical patients), or the EC for acute care patient holds
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MEDITECH EMR used in this position
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17-week contract
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Active GA RN license or compact RN license valid in Georgia required
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Required certifications: BLS (AHA) and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS); ACLS preferred
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Minimum 2 years of RN experience in Med/Surg or equivalent acute care specialty required
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At least one prior travel assignment required
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Experience in a larger, high-acuity, high-census, fast-paced acute care hospital required; Critical Access Hospital (CAH) experience does not meet this requirement
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Driver's license required for consideration
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Must reside more than 75 miles from the facility to be eligible for placement
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Primary Care Nursing model is practiced on this unit
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LPNs and LPN-Cs are part of the floor staff
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Candidates who have been employed by this facility within the last 12 months are not eligible for placement
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Strict attendance policy is enforced; repeated call-outs or tardiness may result in termination of assignment
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RTO and scheduling requests are honored only if included in the initial confirmation of assignment
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Scrub colors required: Caribbean Blue top and bottom, White top with Caribbean Blue bottom, or all white
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No bags permitted at the nurses' station; personal locks for lockers are allowed
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Nail polish is permitted, but artificial, gel, or Shellac nails are strictly prohibited due to CLABSI prevention protocols
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Hand hygiene compliance is actively monitored using sanitizer-tracking badges issued upon assignment start
