Med Surg Travel Nurse

Travel RN Med Surg Nurse in Birmingham, AL

This Med Surg travel nurse job in Birmingham, Alabama, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel Med Surg Registered Nurse (RN) contract at UAB Hospital. This role pays $2,136 per week and follows a Nights 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.

Advantis Medical supports travel clinicians with streamlined credentialing to help with fast start dates, free license support and renewals, and Day 1 benefits.

• Facility: UAB Hospital
• Location:
  
  Birmingham, AL 35233
• Contract Length: 13 Weeks
• Shift: Nights (3x12)
• EMR System:
  Cerner

• 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

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

UAB Hospital is the academic medical center of UAB Medicine in Birmingham — one of the largest hospitals in the United States and Alabama's leading tertiary and qua ternary referral center.

• 1,207-bed academic medical center (University of Alabama at Birmingham) — the 5th-largest hospital in the U.S., with a deep, high-acuity case mix across nearly every specialty
• Alabama's only ACS-verified Level I adult trauma center — re-verified in 2025 and managing roughly 35% of the state's trauma; a high-acuity emergency and trauma environment
• Magnet-recognized for nursing excellence (ANCC) — the only Magnet-designated hospital in Alabama
• Comprehensive Transplant Institute (the state's leading organ transplant program) and the O'Neal Comprehensive Cancer Center (NCI-designated), with nationally ranked cardiac, neurosurgery, and other specialty programs

• 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

Compact license accepted. Alabama is a Nurse Licensure Compact state, and our team handles endorsement and renewals for you. See the Alabama Licensing Center →

In the middle of a region rich in history and culture, Birmingham, AL runs a broad hospital network. Recurring coverage keeps travelers in the ICU and medical-surgical units across the metro, with UAB Hospital and Grandview Medical Center among the systems carrying that work. Contracts extend into Hoover, Homewood, and Vestavia Hills, all leafy suburbs south of downtown, and the central interstates tie those communities to the main medical districts for workable commutes.

RNs often walk through Railroad Park to decompress between shifts. The interstate spokes are the practical key here, since picking a suburb on the right one can cut a daily drive in half across the spread-out metro.

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.