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Med Surg Travel Nurse Jobs in Texas

Sort medical surgical travel nursing jobs in Texas by posted weekly pay, then line up Houston, Dallas, Austin, and San Antonio.

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    Texas floor scope and assignment fit

    Med Surg Travel Nurse Jobs in Texas should be compared by unit definition before metro name. Houston and Dallas Fort Worth systems may separate general medical, postoperative, oncology, orthopedic, telemetry, and observation work, while regional and rural hospitals may use broader mixed floors. Review the stated patient population, admission sources, discharge volume, and float boundaries. Ask whether rhythm monitoring belongs to the Med Surg nurse, how travelers are oriented to local workflows, and what charge, rapid response, respiratory, and hospitalist support is available overnight. Confirm that your recent experience matches the actual service line rather than assuming every floor uses the same scope.

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    Compare current Texas floor openings

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    Use live listings to review city, shift, unit notes, float expectations, and assignment scope.

    16 Med Surg contracts are open in Texas right now, with +10 added in the last 7 days and 8 already filled. Open postings have been live about 2 days on average.

    16
    Open Med Surg jobs
    2 days
    Median time active
    +10
    Added last 7 days
    NLC
    Texas participates in the Nurse Licensure Compact, multistate RN licenses recognized (NCSBN)
    Why demand stays strong
    8%
    Projected national RN shortage for 2028, easing to 3% by 2038 (HRSA Nurse Workforce Projections)
    271,380
    Texas RNs employed statewide, employment count not license count (BLS OEWS, May 2025)
    57,000+
    Projected Texas full time RN shortfall by 2032, DSHS hospital nurse staffing study (Texas DSHS, 2024)

    Live counts from the jobs feed, updated daily. Demand figures from public workforce data, sources noted with each figure.

    Pay by city · Med Surg · Texas

    Live weekly pay by Texas market

    Live · updated today

    Compare weekly pay by city alongside facility, shift, service line, float expectations, and assignment urgency.

    Highest weekly pay · Med Surg
    Pecos
    $2,106
    Big Spring
    $2,017
    Wichita Falls
    $1,891
    Waco
    $1,887
    Plano
    $1,646
    Weatherford
    $1,645
    Tyler
    $1,510
    Austin
    $1,506

    Read the unit notes behind each city result so similar titles do not hide different patient mixes or support models.

    Weekly pay reflects current open Advantis contracts — marketplace contract value, not a staff-nurse wage.

    Texas Med Surg workforce composition

    Texas workforce data describes who is practicing in Med Surg, not how any individual nurse performs or how a specific unit is staffed. The Texas Department of State Health Services reported that 13.9% of the statewide early career nurse population worked primarily in Medical Surgical settings in 2024 licensure data. A separate DSHS profile found that internationally educated nurses represented 17% of Texas Medical Surgical RNs in 2023 Board of Nursing data. These measures show workforce composition rather than vacancies, competency, communication quality, or contract demand. Travelers should use them as a reason to ask every employer about the same neutral supports: unit-specific orientation, preceptor availability, role expectations, documentation systems, charge coverage, and pathways for clinical questions. Also confirm the boundary between general Med Surg, telemetry, observation, and stepdown work. The interview should evaluate the unit’s onboarding and support model without making assumptions about colleagues’ education or background.

    The two Texas measures use different nurse populations and data periods and should not be read as a trend.
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    Texas Med Surg Travel Jobs: The Lay of the Land

    Does the nursing compact cover Texas?
    Fully. Texas is a compact state, so a multistate or compact license lets you work here with nothing to file. The only travelers who apply to the Texas board are those holding a single-state license, and for them the endorsement timeline is the first date to plan around. Everyone else moves straight to credentialing.
    What certifications do Texas Med Surg jobs involve?
    BLS is always required, and some units also require ACLS. Facilities typically expect one to two years of recent med-surg experience alongside the cards. Beyond that, requirements vary contract to contract, and your recruiter can verify the exact certification requirements for any job you're weighing.
    Why is there such a spread in Texas Med Surg rates?
    Texas is a half dozen markets in one state, and each prices its own unit need, cost of living, and shift mix. Houston, Dallas-Fort Worth, San Antonio, and Austin stipends track very different rents; a regional floor that has to fill can out-post any of them; and nights run above days everywhere. The live chart above ranks weekly pay by city. The details behind a given rate vary by facility and contract, and your recruiter will be able to answer those.
    Where should I start a Texas Med Surg search?
    By picking a region, because the distances are real. Houston and Dallas-Fort Worth carry the deepest volume, San Antonio and Austin run their own busy markets, and regional hospitals across the state post steadily with less competition. The metros sit three to four hours apart or more, so a Texas contract is really a regional contract with a state license attached.