Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $1,548 per week

Care Career is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Corpus Christi, Texas.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/23/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Facility:

• Corpus Christi Medical Center – Doctors Regional
• Corpus Christi, Texas

Shift:

• Day Shift: 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• 36 guaranteed hours/week
• Rotating weekends (as needed)

Contract Length:

• 13 Weeks

Unit Information

• Unit: 2 North – Medical-Surgical
• Beds: 16
• Current patient population includes:
  • Medical-Surgical patients
  • COVID-positive patients

Staffing

Day Shift:

• 1 Charge RN
• 3–4 Staff RNs
• 1 Patient Care Assistant (PCA)

Night Shift:

• 1 Charge RN
• 3 Staff RNs
• 1 PCA

Patient Ratio

• Maximum 1:6

Experience Required

Must Have:

• Minimum 1 year of recent acute Medical-Surgical experience (within the last year)
• Ability to safely manage 4–6 patients

Preferred:

• 2+ years of recent acute Med/Surg experience
• Orthopedic or Neurosurgery background
• Med/Surg-Telemetry experience

Required Skills

• IV insertion
• Urinary catheter insertion and maintenance
• Central line care and maintenance
• Medication administration
• Electronic documentation
• Communication with the multidisciplinary care team

Certifications Required

• Active RN License

Charting System

• Meditech

Floating

• May float to other Medical-Surgical units as needed

Weekend Requirement

• Rotating weekends
• Additional weekend coverage may be required for travelers

Scrub Color

• Facility scrubs

Ideal Candidate

• Friendly and positive attitude
• Team-oriented
• Patient-centered
• Strong Medical-Surgical nursing skills

Summary

• Shift: Days, 7:00 AM – 7:00 PM
• Contract: 91 weeks
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours/week
• Unit: 16-bed Medical-Surgical
• Patient Ratio: Up to 1:6
• Experience: 1+ year recent acute Med/Surg (required)
• Preferred: Ortho, Neuro, or Med/Surg-Telemetry background
• EMR: Meditech
• Floating: Other Med/Surg units
• Weekend Requirement: Rotating weekends

About Care Career

Care Career brings together a portfolio of leading healthcare staffing organizations, each delivering specialized talent solutions across the industry. Wherever you want to go, We Make It Happen.

With travel nursing jobs across the country, you can discover the possibilities that create the lifestyle and financial position that you have dreamed of.

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Benefits

• Referral bonus
• Weekly pay
• Medical benefits
• Continuing Education
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits