MedSurg/Tele Travel Nurse Job in Alexandria, LA | Nights (3x12)
Rapides Regional Medical Center
Alexandria, LA
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Travel RN
MedSurg/Tele Nurse in Alexandria, LA
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$2,157
Specialty
MedSurg/Tele
Travel · RN
Shift
Nights
3×12 hrs
Start Date
10/26
Flexible
Contract
13 wks
Renewable
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This MedSurg/Tele travel nurse job in Alexandria, Louisiana, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel MedSurg/Tele Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Rapides Regional Medical Center. This role pays $2,157 per week and follows a Nights shift with a 3x12 schedule. Read more
Job Details
- Facility: Rapides Regional Medical Center
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Location: Alexandria, LA 71301 Explore the area! See our local guide further down this page.
- Contract Length: 13 Weeks
- Shift: Nights (3x12)
- EMR System: Meditech
Travel MedSurg/Tele Requirements:
- 2+ years of recent MedSurg/Tele experience.
- Must hold all required certifications and licenses as mandated by Louisiana and national regulatory bodies.
Alexandria, LA
Rapides Regional Medical Center serves Central Louisiana with emergency, inpatient and surgical care, plus a dedicated women's and children's hospital.
- Trauma care includes neurosurgery coverage and orthopedic trauma services, with hand, oral surgery and urology consultation available for complex injuries. Read More
- General medicine and telemetry care sit alongside medical and surgical ICUs, giving the hospital both inpatient medical care and intensive-care services.
- Inpatient and outpatient surgery includes general, colorectal, gynecologic and bariatric procedures, with robot-assisted options across these specialties.
- Neurosurgery treats complex brain tumors and spine conditions and offers deep brain stimulation. Orthopedic surgery includes hip, knee and shoulder replacement.
- Cardiovascular procedures include coronary angioplasty and stenting, pacemaker implantation, traditional heart surgery and transcatheter aortic valve replacement.
- Rapides Women's and Children's Hospital provides labor and delivery, dedicated C-section operating rooms and postpartum care, with a Level III NICU for ill or premature newborns.
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FAQs – MedSurg/Tele Travel Nurse Jobs Near Alexandria, LA
What credentials and certifications does this Med Surg/Tele travel job require?
BLS and ACLS are commonly requested, but a facility may also require a separate dysrhythmia exam or rhythm-interpretation course. Confirm whether prior coursework is accepted and when any required assessment must be completed.
What makes a Med Surg/Tele unit different from a regular Med Surg floor?
Med Surg/Tele adds continuous cardiac monitoring to a general medical-surgical patient mix. Some or all beds may be monitored, and nurses are expected to recognize rhythm changes, respond to alarms, and escalate appropriately. The amount of telemetry work varies by unit, so ask how many monitored beds it runs and what rhythm competency is expected.
What should I check before moving from Med Surg to a Med Surg/Tele travel assignment?
Compare the job's rhythm-interpretation expectations, alarm-response workflow, monitored patient volume, and permitted cardiac medications or infusions with your recent experience. Caring for a patient who happens to be on a monitor is not always the same as independently interpreting rhythms and managing a telemetry assignment.
What type of assignment can a travel RN expect at Rapides Regional?
Rapides Regional serves Central Louisiana with emergency, medical, surgical, cardiovascular, neuro, and women's and children's care. Travelers may encounter both general acute-care patients and more complex specialty populations.
How broad is trauma and surgical care at Rapides Regional?
Trauma services have access to neurosurgery, orthopedic trauma, hand, oral surgery, and urology, while surgical services span general, colorectal, gynecologic, bariatric, neuro, and orthopedic procedures. ED, OR, ICU, and surgical-floor travelers may see a varied case mix.
Which cardiovascular and maternal programs stand out at Rapides Regional?
Cardiac care includes angioplasty, stenting, pacemakers, open-heart surgery, and TAVR, while the women's and children's hospital includes labor and delivery and a Level III NICU. Travelers in cardiac, L&D, or NICU specialties may find dedicated programs within the same campus.
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 Referral
Resources for this MedSurg/Tele job in Alexandria
- Review Louisiana nursing license requirements before your assignment.
- Explore the travel nursing housing center to plan your stay.
Explore Alexandria, LA
The center of Louisiana holds at Alexandria, LA, a Red River city whose hospital systems serve communities across central Louisiana with a reach that keeps travel demand steady. Contracts here favor emergency coverage with med-surg rotations. Housing costs stay low, and Pineville sits directly across the river, effectively doubling the local map. The art museum centers a compact downtown cultural district, and the zoo spreads through live oaks on the city's south side. Kisatchie National Forest's longleaf pine country opens within thirty minutes for trails and quiet weekends. Both Baton Rouge and Shreveport wait about two hours away in opposite directions, with Lafayette's Cajun country equally close, keeping the weekend range wide in three directions.
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At Advantis Medical Staffing, we take great pride in our commitment to caring for travel nurses. We are dedicated to connecting nurses with the best travel nursing jobs nationwide, while providing exceptional service that fosters a trusted partnership for life. Our mission is to deliver the “Gold Standard” in service—not only by securing your first assignment but by advocating for your long-term career goals and well-being.
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Travel MedSurg/Tele · Alexandria, LA · $2,157 /wk