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Travel Nurse Jobs in Nashville, TN

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    Travel Nurse Jobs Across Middle Tennessee

    Nashville is a national health-care hub, home to HCA's headquarters, and that shapes its travel nurse jobs: HCA TriStar runs a deep community and suburban network, Vanderbilt Health anchors academic and high-acuity work, and Ascension Saint Thomas adds further range. ICU, ER, and OR lines stay active across Middle Tennessee. Midtown and Germantown stay close to the action, while Franklin and Murfreesboro pull toward the southern suburbs. As a fast-growing metro, Nashville keeps adding beds, which sustains steady assignment turnover for travelers.

    The numbers on Nashville travel nursing

    Nashville Travel RN Market: the Current Picture

    Updated today
    $2,060
    Median weekly pay
    Range $1,784–$3,160 on open jobs
    19
    Open Nashville RN jobs
    Updated through the day
    Compact ✓
    Start on your license
    Single-state: ~6-8 Weeks by endorsement
    0%
    State income tax
    No state income tax on your stipends
    −11%
    Cost of living vs U.S.
    Below U.S. average · 2-BR rent ~$1,176
    8,500+
    RN shortfall projected by 2035
    TN Hospital Assn.
    See the full Nashville salary breakdown New Median & percentiles, pay by specialty & metro, hourly, and take-home
    Read the full Tennessee RN licensing guide
    Pay and open jobs are live Advantis inventory: marketplace contract value, not a staff-nurse wage. Cost of living, rent, tax, licensing and demand figures come from public sources (MERIC/BEA, HUD, Tax Foundation, NCSBN, BLS/HRSA) compiled in our State Reference. Tax and cost-of-living figures are general information, not advice; rent is a metro-varying average.

    Why Nashville keeps drawing travel nurses

    Nashville's identity as a health-care industry hub, with HCA headquartered here, gives the market unusual depth for its size, spanning Vanderbilt's academic work, HCA TriStar's community network, and Ascension Saint Thomas. Around 25,100 registered nurses work in the Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN metro (BLS OEWS), and Tennessee Hospital Association resources add state-level staffing context. Cost stays moderate, with BEA regional price parities putting local living about 3.7% below the U.S. average, though rapid growth has pushed some areas higher. Tennessee participates in the Nurse Licensure Compact, so a multistate license usually lets you start without a separate Tennessee license.

    Hospitals hiring travel nurses near Nashville, TN

    Nashville, TN area hospitals turn to Advantis for travel RNs across the region, backed by a metro workforce of more than 22,000 registered nurses.

    Ascension St Thomas West Hospital Level I Trauma

    704 beds · Nashville, TN

    Hiring now Cath Lab ER Oncology Operating Room

    A hospital in Nashville, TN, with comprehensive stroke care, transplant services, and ECMO, plus Level I trauma designation.

    Vanderbilt University Medical Center Magnet

    834 beds · Nashville, TN

    Hiring now ER NICU Oncology PICU

    Set in Nashville, TN, an academic medical center with an NCI-designated cancer program, transplant services, and a Level IV NICU.

    Nashville General Hospital at Meharry Teaching

    99 beds · Nashville, TN

    Hiring now ER ICU Labor and Delivery Operating Room

    Meharry Medical College's primary teaching hospital in Nashville, with maternity and newborn care, along with Level III trauma designation.

    Reading the Nashville market before you sign

    Does a compact license cover Nashville?
    Covered, with no extra filing. Tennessee is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so a current multistate license usually lets you start without a separate Tennessee application. If your license is single-state, allow time for Tennessee endorsement so it does not push your start date back.
    Who hires travel nurses in Nashville?
    A distinctive mix: Vanderbilt's academic medical center, HCA Healthcare's hometown TriStar network, and Ascension Saint Thomas across the metro. Nashville is a national hub for the health-care industry, so travelers get both large corporate-network and academic settings, broader than the metro's size alone would suggest.
    How much do travel nurses make in Nashville?
    Nashville pay is contract-specific, so there's no single number to quote. Unit need across the corporate and academic systems, shift, and stipends set against a market where central rents have climbed all move the figure. Weekly pay is posted on each listing, so read the actual numbers against the neighborhood you'd realistically pick.
    Is Nashville a strong market for travel nurses?
    Solid for its size, with about 25,100 metro RNs (BLS OEWS) and an unusual mix of academic and corporate-network settings. The city's popularity means appealing contracts move, so keep favorites saved and paperwork ready rather than assuming a role will wait while you decide.
    Which Nashville neighborhoods suit travel nurses?
    Midtown and Germantown keep you near the Vanderbilt and downtown campuses but cost more, while Franklin and Murfreesboro trade a longer drive for more space and lower rent. Nashville traffic has grown with the metro, so check the commute to your specific campus before locking in a neighborhood.
    Where does Nashville land on cost?
    Slightly below average, about 3.7% under the national figure, though rapid growth has lifted housing in central and trendy areas faster than that suggests. Compare your stipend to the actual neighborhood, since Midtown or Germantown can run well above a suburb like Murfreesboro, before you judge what a contract really pays.