Travel Registered Nurse Charge Acute Care

Overview

Charge Nurse, Acute Care (RN) – Travel assignment in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Start date:

08/24/2026. 13-week contract with 36 guaranteed hours per week. Night shift: 3x12-hour periods (6:00 PM–6:30 AM). Short Term Acute Care Hospital setting. This unit-based leadership role collaborates with the Nurse Manager, Director, physicians, and staff to oversee patient care and ensure high-quality outcomes and patient satisfaction.

Overview

Charge Nurse, Acute Care (RN) – Travel assignment in San Luis Obispo, CA.

Start date:

08/24/2026. 13-week contract with 36 guaranteed hours per week. Night shift: 3x12-hour periods (6:00 PM–6:30 AM). Short Term Acute Care Hospital setting. This unit-based leadership role collaborates with the Nurse Manager, Director, physicians, and staff to oversee patient care and ensure high-quality outcomes and patient satisfaction.

Key Highlights

• Weekly pay: $2,386–$2,492 per week
• Guaranteed hours: 36 per week
• Contract duration: 13 weeks
• Shift: Night shift, 3x12-hour shifts
• Start date:
  
  08/24/2026
• Setting:
  Short Term Acute Care Hospital with unit-based leadership duties

• Provide unit-based leadership, collaborating with the Nurse Manager/Director, physicians, and staff to coordinate care plans
• Supervise and direct nursing and ancillary personnel, ensuring safe, cost-effective, and high-quality patient care
• Conduct rounds to assess patient needs, introduce self to patients and families, and identify opportunities to improve the patient experience
• Initiate conferences with health team members and families to develop and revise care plans; monitor patient progress and adjust care as needed
• Promote patient- and family-centered care, with attention to cultural diversity and individual preferences
• Lead quality improvement efforts related to patient safety, satisfaction, and care outcomes; address concerns and solicit feedback

• Licenses and certifications:
  Registered Nurse (RN) license in California; current BLS/HLS as applicable; ACLS; NRP; ALCS; AHA-ACLS or ARC-ALS; AHA-NRP or ARC-NALS; AHA-BLS or ARC-BLS;
  Fetal Heart Monitoring (FHM) certification required
• Education:
  
  Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing required;
  Master’s Degree preferred
• Experience:
  
  At least two years of recent nursing field experience; five years preferred; supervisory experience required with demonstrated leadership as a charge nurse
• Clinical:
  Strong clinical leadership in acute care; ability to supervise multidisciplinary teams; demonstrated excellence in patient safety and quality of care
• Other:
  Ability to work in a fast-paced unit-based setting, no required on-call duties, and capable of performing duties during night shifts

• 24/7 recruiter and travel support
• Dedicated assignment support throughout the contract
• Fast credentialing and onboarding processes
• Nationwide travel opportunities
• Extension opportunities for continuing assignments (where available)

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• Fast credentialing support to help you get submitted quickly
• Dedicated recruiters who stay…