Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg - $1,716 per week

Prime Staffing is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Pocatello, Idaho.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/31/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Registered Nurse (RN) – Med/Surg | Travel Contract
 

Job Location: Pocatello, ID 83201
Facility Type: Acute Care
Position: Med/Surg RN
Shift: Nights | 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
Schedule: 3x12 Hours
Patient Ratio: 1:6
Charting: Epic
 

Position Overview

Prime Staffing is seeking an experienced Registered Nurse (RN) for a Med/Surg travel assignment in Pocatello, Idaho. The ideal candidate should have at least 2 years of nursing experience, strong Med/Surg skills, and experience caring for medically complex adult and geriatric patients.
 

Requirements

• 2 years of experience preferred
• Previous travel experience preferred
• BLS — required
• Epic experience — required
• Experience with a 1:6 patient ratio
• Teaching hospital experience — preferred
• Trauma Level II experience — preferred
• Must be comfortable working nights, weekends, and holidays
   

Clinical Skills & Experience

IV Therapy / Phlebotomy

• Accessing and managing ports
• Blood product administration
• Central line blood draws
• Peripheral line care and management
• Phlebotomy
• PICC line management
• Starting and maintaining IVs

Respiratory

• BiPAP / CPAP management
• Chest tubes – Emerson/PleurEvac
• High Flow Nasal Cannula (HFNC)
• ABG interpretation
• Nasal cannula
• Non-invasive airway management
• Oral suctioning
• Oxygen administration
• Oxygen tanks
• Pre/Post thoracic surgery
• Tracheostomy care and management

Gastrointestinal

• Bowel obstruction
• Colostomy / ileostomy care
• Feeding tube care and management

Genitourinary / Renal

• Continuous Bladder Irrigation (CBI)
• Pre/Post hemodialysis management
• Renal failure

Neurological / Psychiatric

• CVA / Stroke
• Pre/Post neurosurgery
• Spinal cord injury
• Substance withdrawal
• Traumatic brain injury

Medications

• Heparin
• Insulin
• PCA

Additional Clinical Skills

• Isolation precautions / PPE
• Wound care / Wound VAC
• Rapid Response / Code Team utilization

Work Settings & Specialties

• Med/Surg
• MS/Telemetry
• Orthopedic Trauma
• Total Joint Replacement
• Post-Angiogram
• Post-MI
• Surgical Drains
• Thyroidectomy
• Cardiac Monitoring
• Emergency Response

Patient Population & Diagnoses

Experience caring for patients with:

• Sepsis
• CIWA / substance withdrawal
• Confusion / Altered Mental Status
• COPD
• Post-operative conditions
• Acute Kidney Injury (AKI)
• Trauma
• Respiratory Failure
• Bowel Obstruction
• Pyelonephritis
• Cardiac Conditions
• Diabetes
• GI Conditions
• Isolation
• SI with medical indications

Patient Population: Adults & Geriatrics
 

Schedule & Staffing

• Shift: 7:00 PM – 7:00 AM
• Schedule: 3x12 Nights
• Patient Ratio: 1:6
• Weekend: Every other weekend
• Weekend Requirement: Approximately 2 weekend shifts per pay period, flexible according to department needs
• Float: Yes, based on competencies
• Call: No call requirement specified
• Block Schedule: No

Facility Support

Interdisciplinary support includes:

• IV Teams
• Physical Therapy
• Respiratory Services
• Interpretation Services
• Phlebotomy
• Radiology
• Social Services
• Rapid Response Teams
• Pharmacy
• Transportation

Important

This position requires an RN who is comfortable caring for a 1:6 adult/geriatric patient assignment in a busy Med/Surg environment and who can float based on demonstrated competencies. Candidates should be prepared to work every other weekend and support the department's scheduling needs.

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