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Original Job Details

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This Med Surg travel nurse job in Independence, Missouri, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel Med Surg Registered Nurse (RN) contract at Centerpoint Medical Center. This role follows a Days 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.

Assignment Details

  • Specialty: Med Surg
  • Facility: Centerpoint Medical Center
  • Location: Independence, MO 64057
    Explore the area! See our local guide further down this page.
  • Contract Length: 13 Weeks
  • Shift: Days (3x12)
  • EMR System: Meditech
  • Job Number: 886887

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 Med Surg Requirements:

  • 2+ years of recent Med Surg experience.
  • Must hold all required certifications and licenses as mandated by Missouri and national regulatory bodies.

FAQs – Med Surg Travel Nurse Jobs Near Independence, MO

What certifications are required for Med Surg travel nursing jobs?
Med Surg travel nursing jobs require current BLS certification, and some units also require ACLS. Confirm the facility’s requirements with your recruiter.
How much experience do I need for a Med Surg travel nursing assignment?
Many facilities look for at least one to two years of recent Med Surg experience for travel positions. You should be comfortable managing multiple patients, prioritizing care, and handling admissions and discharges. Requirements vary by facility, and some units may also expect telemetry experience.
Is a Missouri license necessary for this travel assignment?
No—Missouri belongs to the Nurse Licensure Compact, so an active multistate RN license covers this assignment. Applying by endorsement instead? Sequence and accuracy matter: apply through MOPRO before registering for fingerprints, and make sure your name, birth date, and Social Security number match across both systems, or the fingerprint step may have to be repeated. Our Missouri Nursing License Guide has current fees, timelines, and step-by-step instructions.
What kind of high-acuity care can a travel RN see at Centerpoint Medical Center?
Centerpoint combines Level II trauma, stroke, cardiac, surgical, ICU, and maternal-newborn services. Travelers may work with serious injuries, neurological emergencies, cardiac patients, or complex postoperative care depending on unit.
Which inpatient units give travelers the most variety at Centerpoint?
The hospital includes medical-surgical oncology, orthopedic surgical, medical telemetry, cardiac, progressive-care, and ICU settings. That range supports assignments from general med/surg through higher-acuity monitored and critical care.
What maternity and neonatal services are available at Centerpoint?
Labor and delivery includes dedicated surgical suites and maternal-fetal medicine support, with an on-site Level III NICU for premature and seriously ill newborns. L&D and NICU travelers may work with both routine and high-risk maternal-newborn populations.

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Harry Truman's hometown wears its history openly; Independence, MO keeps his library, his walking routes, and the frontier-trails story that started three great westward migrations from its courthouse square. The town's hospital market here serves the Kansas City metro's eastern flank, with travel demand running through emergency and cardiac units. Housing costs sit comfortably below the metro's favored districts. Downtown Kansas City runs about twenty minutes west for everything a contract's weekends require. The Truman Library, freshly renovated, deserves an unhurried visit early in an assignment. The National Frontier Trails Museum tells the wagon-train story where it actually began, and the old courthouse square keeps a working small-town rhythm alive inside the larger metro.

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