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Medical Surgical Travel Nursing Jobs in Hickory for RNs

Find Top RN Medical Surgical Travel Nursing Jobs in Hickory, North Carolina

AMN Healthcare can help you find the top MS travel nurse jobs in and around Hickory, North Carolina. We have new jobs updating daily, so be sure to Apply Now so our specialists can make sure you get first crack. We make it easy for you to compare Hickory’s MS nursing jobs by allowing you to filter based on salary, shift type, location or duration to find the right job for you.

If you have a specific start date in mind, we have a variety of options for MS travel jobs in Hickory. The earliest start date in Hickory is Jan 3, 2025 for a Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical role at $1,573 per week. The latest start date for an MS job in Hickory is Jan 13, 2025 for a Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical role at $1,573 per week. You can also find other possibilities by sorting on “start date” in the list below.

There are a variety of contract lengths available for a(n) Medical Surgical travel nurse job in Hickory including 13 weeks.

Hickory is a great location for MS travel nurses to come live, work and play! And what is a travel nurse looking for if not a great work/life balance in a fun city? Search for jobs below or apply now and our AMN Healthcare team will help get you started!

Search Top Paying Medical Surgical Jobs in or near Hickory

We have 14 Medical Surgical jobs in North Carolina, and 667 total Nationwide. If you’re not finding what you’re looking for immediately, sign up for the AMN Passport App today and we’ll connect you directly with a recruiter.

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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Mooresville, North Carolina – 28117
    Distance from Hickory: 32 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 13
$1,427 to $1,573
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Medical Surgical (MS) unit, based in a warm patient environment, is looking for the right MS RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. This unit provides quality care for patients of all ages with a wide range of acute and/or chronic illnesses. Patients requiring a shorter length of stay for evaluation or testing purposes, as well as those who require surgery are also part of the unit. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Mooresville, North Carolina – 28117
    Distance from Hickory: 32 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 13
$1,427 to $1,573
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Medical Surgical (MS) unit, based in a warm patient environment, is looking for the right MS RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. This unit provides quality care for patients of all ages with a wide range of acute and/or chronic illnesses. Patients requiring a shorter length of stay for evaluation or testing purposes, as well as those who require surgery are also part of the unit. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Mooresville, North Carolina – 28117
    Distance from Hickory: 32 miles
  • 12 D,
  • January 3, 2025
  • 13
$1,427 to $1,573
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Medical Surgical (MS) unit, based in a warm patient environment, is looking for the right MS RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. This unit provides quality care for patients of all ages with a wide range of acute and/or chronic illnesses. Patients requiring a shorter length of stay for evaluation or testing purposes, as well as those who require surgery are also part of the unit. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Rutherfordton, North Carolina – 28139
    Distance from Hickory: 43 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 13
$1,657 to $1,826
Weekly Pay*
Rutherford Regional Health System is a 143-bed acute care facility which offers a broad array of inpatient and outpatient care. Rutherford Regional is dedicated to providing patients with a full range of services to meet your healthcare needs. We provide our services in a caring, professional environment through the teamwork of our medical staff and employees
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Asheville, North Carolina – 28801
    Distance from Hickory: 69 miles
  • 12 D,
  • January 3, 2025
  • 13
$1,649 to $1,817
Weekly Pay*
Unit will look at Dec or JAN starts 32 bed Ortho unit. 1:5 staffing on days, 1:6 on nights. 700+ bed Level 2 Trauma center. Known for its thriving arts community and natural beauty, the city of Asheville is located in western North Carolina along the Blue Mountains
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Asheville, North Carolina – 28801
    Distance from Hickory: 69 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 20, 2025
  • 13
$1,631 to $1,798
Weekly Pay*
32 bed Ortho unit. 1:5 staffing on days, 1:6 on nights. 700+ bed Level 2 Trauma center. Known for its thriving arts community and natural beauty, the city of Asheville is located in western North Carolina along the Blue Mountains
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Pulaski, Virginia – 24301
    Distance from Hickory: 96 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 6, 2025
  • 13
$1,440 to $1,587
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding unit is looking for the right person to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Danville, Virginia – 24541
    Distance from Hickory: 124 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 13
$1,722 to $1,898
Weekly Pay*
Danville Regional Medical Center: 250 bed Academic Community Hospital Region’s only designated Chest Pain Center and Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center Comprehensive surgical services, 24 hour ED services, home health & hospice agency, advanced wound healing center, cardiac rehabilitation center, 2 cath labs, one day surgery center, medical and radiation oncology Danville, VA: Small town charm with city offerings Situated by the banks of the Dan River with 680 acres of parks and trails
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Danville, Virginia – 24541
    Distance from Hickory: 124 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 13
$1,669 to $1,840
Weekly Pay*
250 bed Academic Community Hospital Region’s only designated Chest Pain Center and Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center Comprehensive surgical services, 24 hour ED services, home health & hospice agency, advanced wound healing center, cardiac rehabilitation center, 2 cath labs, one day surgery center, medical and radiation oncology Danville, VA: Small town charm with city offerings Situated by the banks of the Dan River with 680 acres of parks and trails
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Danville, Virginia – 24541
    Distance from Hickory: 124 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 14, 2025
  • 13
$1,669 to $1,840
Weekly Pay*
250 bed Academic Community Hospital Region’s only designated Chest Pain Center and Certified Advanced Primary Stroke Center Comprehensive surgical services, 24 hour ED services, home health & hospice agency, advanced wound healing center, cardiac rehabilitation center, 2 cath labs, one day surgery center, medical and radiation oncology Danville, VA: Small town charm with city offerings Situated by the banks of the Dan River with 680 acres of parks and trails
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Ronceverte, West Virginia – 24970
    Distance from Hickory: 148 miles
  • 12 D,
  • January 3, 2025
  • 13
$1,639 to $1,806
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding unit is looking for the right RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Ronceverte, West Virginia – 24970
    Distance from Hickory: 148 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 7, 2025
  • 13
$1,639 to $1,806
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding unit is looking for the right RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Ronceverte, West Virginia – 24970
    Distance from Hickory: 148 miles
  • 12 N,
  • December 30, 2024
  • 13
$1,639 to $1,806
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding unit is looking for the right RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Ronceverte, West Virginia – 24970
    Distance from Hickory: 148 miles
  • 12 N,
  • December 30, 2024
  • 13
$1,639 to $1,806
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding unit is looking for the right RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Ronceverte, West Virginia – 24970
    Distance from Hickory: 148 miles
  • 12 D,
  • January 7, 2025
  • 13
$1,639 to $1,806
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding unit is looking for the right RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Ronceverte, West Virginia – 24970
    Distance from Hickory: 148 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 7, 2025
  • 13
$1,604 to $1,767
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding unit is looking for the right RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Powell, Tennessee – 37849
    Distance from Hickory: 152 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 13
$1,644 to $1,812
Weekly Pay*
Patient Ratio: 6 to 1 SCRUB COLOR – Royal Blue (white, royal blue or black t-shirt under scrub top) Details: – 110 bed community hospital -Located 10 miles north of Knoxville This outstanding unit is looking for the right individual to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. Join this highly motivated team of caregivers and enjoy a challenging and welcoming environment based on optimal patient care.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Powell, Tennessee – 37849
    Distance from Hickory: 152 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 6, 2025
  • 13
$1,292 to $1,423
Weekly Pay*
Patient Ratio: 6 to 1 SCRUB COLOR – Royal Blue (white, royal blue or black t-shirt under scrub top) Details: – 110 bed community hospital -Located 10 miles north of Knoxville Welcome to this fantastic Medical Surgical (MS) unit, where compassionate care meets top notch technology and innovative care teams bring the best of themselves to their patients. You can expect a wide variety of conditions as this unit is a combination of acute and observation patients. Monitoring and interventions are provided for patients at risk for altered skin integrity, falls, minor cardiac and pneumonia, among other conditions. This unit prides themselves on a comfortable and comprehensive experience for all patients and they are looking for a team based MS RN to join their elite group.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Henrico, Virginia – 23229
    Distance from Hickory: 163 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 6, 2025
  • 13
$1,599 to $1,762
Weekly Pay*
This outstanding Progressive Care Unit (PCU), based in exciting Richmond is looking for the right RN to join their team of compassionate and driven health care professionals. – 340 bed Level II Trauma center – Our campus specializes in trauma, cardiovascular and neurological care, women’s health, and oncology. We’re a national trendsetter in kidney transplants through the Virginia Transplant Center and as part of the Virginia Institute of Robotic Surgery, we lead the state in procedures with da Vinci robotic-assisted surgeries.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Henrico, Virginia – 23229
    Distance from Hickory: 163 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 3, 2025
  • 13
$1,599 to $1,762
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. – 340 bed Level II Trauma center – Our campus specializes in trauma, cardiovascular and neurological care, women’s health, and oncology.. We’re a national trendsetter in kidney transplants through the Virginia Transplant Center and as part of the Virginia Institute of Robotic Surgery, we lead the state in procedures with da Vinci robotic-assisted surgeries.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Lynchburg, Virginia – 24501
    Distance from Hickory: 168 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 3, 2025
  • 13
$1,670 to $1,840
Weekly Pay*
Position Description – Med Surg Surgical Unit RN Orientations are every other week on Mondays – 2/3 Weekends per month based on unit need – Locals within 60 miles are not accepted – IVS to Offer with limited RTO Client can cancel up to 36 hours per assignment due to census. Required Upon Submission: 2 yrs exp in relevant specialty BLS Required Travel experience is required Active VA / Compact License required at time of submission All RTO must be in packet at time of submission. ACLS Preferred Teaching hospital/ Charge experience preferred Centra accepts approved declinations for Covid/Flu..
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Lynchburg, Virginia – 24501
    Distance from Hickory: 168 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 3, 2025
  • 12
$1,564 to $1,724
Weekly Pay*
Position Description – Med Surg Surgical Unit RN Orientations are every other week on Mondays – 2/3 Weekends per month based on unit need – Locals within 60 miles are not accepted – IVS to Offer with limited RTO Client can cancel up to 36 hours per assignment due to census. Required Upon Submission: 2 yrs exp in relevant specialty BLS Required Travel experience is required Active VA / Compact License required at time of submission All RTO must be in packet at time of submission. ACLS Preferred Teaching hospital/ Charge experience preferred Centra accepts approved declinations for Covid/Flu..
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Lynchburg, Virginia – 24501
    Distance from Hickory: 168 miles
  • 12 N,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 13
$1,564 to $1,724
Weekly Pay*
Position Description – Med Surg Surgical Unit RN Orientations are every other week on Mondays – 2/3 Weekends per month based on unit need – Locals within 60 miles are not accepted – IVS to Offer with limited RTO Client can cancel up to 36 hours per assignment due to census. Required Upon Submission: 2 yrs exp in relevant specialty BLS Required Travel experience is required Active VA / Compact License required at time of submission All RTO must be in packet at time of submission. ACLS Preferred Teaching hospital/ Charge experience preferred Centra accepts approved declinations for Covid/Flu..
travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Lynchburg, Virginia – 24503
    Distance from Hickory: 168 miles
  • 12 D,
  • January 13, 2025
  • 13
$1,564 to $1,724
Weekly Pay*
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Statistics on MS RN Jobs in Hickory, North Carolina

Here are some helpful statistics about MS traveling nurse jobs in & near Hickory. The data is based on the last three complete months of MS job postings in the Hickory and nearby areas. It is updated regularly, so you can find the most recent Medical Surgical job salary trends, the types of shifts, and contract durations most commonly available in Hickory and more. Find out more about travel nursing salaries.

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FAQs About Travel MS Nursing Jobs for RNs in Hickory, NC

What are the top paying Medical Surgical jobs currently available in or near Hickory?

  • Registered Nurse – MS with a per week salary of $1,573, a 13 weeks duration, for a 12 N in Mooresville (31.5 miles away)
  • Registered Nurse – MS with a per week salary of $1,573, a 13 weeks duration, for a 12 N in Mooresville (31.5 miles away)
  • Registered Nurse – MS with a per week salary of $1,573, a 13 weeks duration, for a 12 D in Mooresville (31.5 miles away)

What types of shifts are most common for MS travel jobs in Hickory?

Based on the last 6 months of travel nurse jobs data, 12 Hour Night shifts were the most common in Hickory and surrounding areas.

How much does a day shift Medical Surgical nurse make on average in Hickory and nearby cities?

A: A 12 Hour Day shift Medical Surgical nurse in Hickory can make an average of $1,700 per week based on recent job availability.

How much does a night shift Medical Surgical nurse make on average in Hickory and nearby cities?

A: A 12 Hour Night shift Medical Surgical nurse in Hickory can make an average of $1,738 per week based on recent job availability data.

What hospitals and healthcare facilities have Medical Surgical staff in or near Hickory?

  • UNC Health Blue Ridge – Valdese in Valdese (12.9 miles from Hickory)
  • Geode Health – Mooresville in Mooresville (30.5 miles from Hickory)
  • Lake Norman Regional Medical Center in Mooresville (30.2 miles from Hickory)
  • McDowell Hospital in Marion (38.9 miles from Hickory)
  • Frye Regional Medical Center in Hickory (0.4 miles from Hickory)

What is the most common contract for Medical Surgical travel jobs in Hickory?

Based on recent data, the most common duration for a Medical Surgical job in Hickory is 13.

Locating Medical Surgical Travel Nursing Jobs in Hickory

In Hickory, facilities like UNC Health Blue Ridge – Valdese, Geode Health – Mooresville and Lake Norman Regional Medical Center, all offer MS departments. It’s a great city to work in and nearby to neighborhoods like Dougherty Heights (zip code 28608) and Blairmont (zip code 28607) neighborhoods.

Other popular cities near Hickory’s MS job opportunities are Conover (7.1 miles), Valdese (12.5 miles) and Lincolnton (18.6 miles). These are near to zip codes: 28601 (0.4 miles), 28690 (12.9 miles) and 28117 (30.5 miles).

Hickory Hospitals With MS Departments

There are 1 hospitals & healthcare facilities that have MS nurses in Hickory. Sometimes it is useful to see what types of shifts, contract durations, and travel nurse housing in nearby neighborhoods each facility might offer in order to find the right opportunity for your next traveling MS nurse position in or nearby Hickory.

Frye Regional Medical Center
Shifts
8 D, 10 D, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
12, 13, and 14
Address
420 N Center St.
Hickory, NC 28601
Lake Norman Regional Medical Center
Shifts
10 D, 12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13 and 10
Address
171 Fairview Road
Mooresville, NC 28117
McDowell Hospital
Shifts
12 D, 12 E, and 12 N
Job Durations
13
Address
430 Rankin Dr
Marion, NC 28752
* Estimate of payments is intended for informational purposes and includes hourly wages, as well as reimbursements for meal & incidental expenses and housing expenses incurred on behalf of the Company. Please speak with a recruiter for additional details.