What are the responsibilities and job description for the Med Surg Travel Nurse position at Advantis Medical Staffing?
This Med Surg travel nurse position in Tyler, Texas, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel Med Surg Registered Nurse (RN) contract at UT Health - Tyler. This role pays $1,638 per week and follows a Nights shift with a 3x12 schedule.
As the Med Surg registered nurse on this assignment, you'll prioritize care across a varied medical-surgical caseload, administer ordered medications and treatments, educate patients and families, and manage admissions, discharges, and safe care transitions.
Advantis Medical supports travel clinicians with streamlined credentialing to help with fast start dates, free license support and renewals, and Day 1 benefits.
Responsibilities
- Manage a varied caseload of patients with acute and chronic medical-surgical conditions, including postoperative care when assigned
- Perform thorough assessments and monitor for changes in condition, escalating concerns promptly
- Administer medications, IV therapy, and treatments as ordered
- Coordinate admissions, discharges, and transfers with the interdisciplinary care team
Travel Nursing Requirements:
- 2 years of recent Med Surg nursing experience
- Active Texas RN License
UT Health Tyler — Tyler, TX
UT Health Tyler is the flagship acute-care hospital of UT Health East Texas and the primary teaching hospital for the University of Texas at Tyler School of Medicine.
- The emergency department provides 24/7 care for serious illness and injury. Texas designates the hospital as a Level I trauma center.
- The hospital is a Joint Commission Comprehensive Stroke Center, with neurosurgical and neurointerventional treatment for complex cerebrovascular conditions.
- Dedicated inpatient units serve oncology, cardiology and intensive-care patients. ECMO provides additional support for severe heart or lung failure.
- Surgery spans general, gastrointestinal, cardiovascular, neurological, orthopedic and urologic procedures, with minimally invasive techniques and robot-assisted orthopedic surgery available.
- An endovascular suite and post-anesthesia care unit support procedural treatment and postoperative recovery within the regional surgery center.
- The Family Birthplace provides labor, delivery and recovery care, with maternal-fetal medicine coverage and an on-site NICU for newborns needing specialized care.
Benefits:
Day One Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(k),Relocation and Travel Reimbursement,Dedicated team to help with state licensing & renewals,Weekly Direct Deposit,$1,000 Referral Bonus $250 Bonus for Your ReferralSalary : $1,638