Registered Nurse / Medical Surgical Float Position
Job Description
Job Summary:
Medical Surgical Float Registered Nurse (RN) in New Mexico. This temporary assignment involves providing inpatient nursing care on a general medical-surgical unit at a healthcare facility. The role requires flexibility to float between units, with a focus on delivering patient-centered care in a fast-paced environment.
Job Details:
- Location: 2430 W Pierce St, Carlsbad, NM 88220
- Shift: Days, 6:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., with floating and call requirement
- Schedule: 12-hour shifts, minimum of 36 hours per week
- Required Qualifications: Two or more years of relevant experience, active BLS certification, and all candidates must have passed fingerprinting along with eligible registration with the state of New Mexico
- Preferred Qualifications: ACLS and PALS certifications are preferred
- Scope of Role: General medical-surgical nursing duties with occasional non-critical pediatric patient care on the floor
- Additional Information: The position involves unit-specific duties, flexibility to float across inpatient units, and adherence to facility policies on scrubs and electronic medical records (EMR system: MedHost). Scrub color may vary; no on-call schedule is required for this role, except for census flex on call prior to shift start in low census scenarios.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
Speciality
Other
Experience
RN
Position Type
Travel
Carlsbad, NM
2026-07-22
Agency Info
Cross Country Nurses
As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.




