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Medical Surgical Travel Nursing Jobs in Knoxville, TN for RNs

Find Top RN Medical Surgical Travel Nursing Jobs in Knoxville, Tennessee

AMN Healthcare can help you find the top MS travel nurse jobs in and around Knoxville, Tennessee. 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 Knoxville’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 Knoxville. The earliest start date in Knoxville is Jun 30, 2025 for a Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical role at $1,690 per week. The latest start date for an MS job in Knoxville is Jun 30, 2025 for a Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical role at $1,559 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 Knoxville including 13 weeks.

Knoxville 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!

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Search Top Paying Medical Surgical Jobs in or near Knoxville

We have 24 Medical Surgical travel jobs in Tennessee, and 472 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
  • Powell, Tennessee – 37849
    Distance from Knoxville: 8 miles
  • 12 N,
  • June 30, 2025
  • 13
$1,415 to $1,559
Weekly Pay*
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. Details: – 110 bed community hospital -Located 10 miles north of Knoxville
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Jefferson City, Tennessee – 37760
    Distance from Knoxville: 26 miles
  • 12 N,
  • June 30, 2025
  • 13
$1,533 to $1,690
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Your expertise will be utilized for high level care within the traditional Medical Surgical unit setting. MS RN’s can expect to enhance their professional experience while providing top notch patient care to those most needing it.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Jefferson City, Tennessee – 37760
    Distance from Knoxville: 26 miles
  • 12 N,
  • June 30, 2025
  • 13
$1,533 to $1,690
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Your expertise will be utilized for high level care within the traditional Medical Surgical unit setting. MS RN’s can expect to enhance their professional experience while providing top notch patient care to those most needing it.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Middlesboro, Kentucky – 40965
    Distance from Knoxville: 46 miles
  • 12 N,
  • July 14, 2025
  • 13
$1,844 to $2,032
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Your expertise will be utilized for high level care within the traditional Medical Surgical unit setting. MS RN’s can expect to enhance their professional experience while providing top notch patient care to those most needing it.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Athens, Tennessee – 37303
    Distance from Knoxville: 52 miles
  • 12 D,
  • June 30, 2025
  • 13
$1,639 to $1,806
Weekly Pay*
On December 1, 2013, Starr Regional Medical Center was formed as a merger of Athens Regional Medical Center and Woods Memorial Hospital. The two-hospital system offers and increased level of care to the region by sharing resources, physicians and knowledge between the two hospitals. This ultimately allows us to provide the best patient care to those utilizing our services. It’s never been easier to find information about Starr Regional Medical Center to make your visit with us as smooth as possible. The links on the left will connect you to explanations of our specialty services and our phone directory, among other items. StarrRegional.com will be your trusted source online not only for your hospital information, but also for the time-saving, easy to use, in-depth healthcare information resource you’ll want to refer to frequently. Be active in your healthcare decisions, not a spectator. That’s why we give you access to millions of pages of the most credible, up-to-date medical information available. You can rely on such expert sources as The Merriam Webster Medical Dictionary. Quality healthcare and information you can trust. That’s the winning combination of Starr Regional Medical Center and StarrRegional.com. We are located at 1114 West Madison Avenue in Athens, Tenn., and 886 Highway 411 North in Etowah, Tenn.. If you would like further information about our hospital or our services, please call (423)745-1411 (Athens) or 423-263-3600 (Etowah). Starr Regional Medical Center is evaluated and accredited by the Joint Commission. The Joint Commission is a regulatory agency that sets the standards on how hospitals should operate, and then inspects hospitals to see if they are abiding by the standards. Safety and quality are two areas reviewed by the Joint Commission, areas which are taken very seriously by Starr Regional Medical Center.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Asheville, North Carolina – 28801
    Distance from Knoxville: 81 miles
  • 12 D,
  • June 30, 2025
  • 13
$1,714 to $1,888
Weekly Pay*
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 Knoxville: 81 miles
  • 12 D,
  • June 30, 2025
  • 13
$1,714 to $1,888
Weekly Pay*
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 Knoxville: 81 miles
  • 12 N,
  • June 30, 2025
  • 13
$1,714 to $1,888
Weekly Pay*
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 Knoxville: 81 miles
  • 12 N,
  • June 30, 2025
  • 13
$1,714 to $1,888
Weekly Pay*
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 Knoxville: 81 miles
  • 12 N,
  • June 16, 2025
  • 13
$1,696 to $1,869
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
  • Livingston, Tennessee – 38570
    Distance from Knoxville: 83 miles
  • 12 D,
  • June 30, 2025
  • 13
$1,657 to $1,826
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Your expertise will be utilized for high level care within the traditional Medical Surgical unit setting. MS RN’s can expect to enhance their professional experience while providing top notch patient care to those most needing it.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Whitesburg, Kentucky – 41858
    Distance from Knoxville: 100 miles
  • 12 N,
  • July 14, 2025
  • 13
$1,862 to $2,052
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
  • Jackson, Kentucky – 41339
    Distance from Knoxville: 114 miles
  • 12 N,
  • June 30, 2025
  • 13
$1,650 to $1,818
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Your expertise will be utilized for high level care within the traditional Medical Surgical unit setting. MS RN’s can expect to enhance their professional experience while providing top notch patient care to those most needing it.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Gainesville, Georgia – 30501
    Distance from Knoxville: 115 miles
  • 12 D,
  • July 29, 2025
  • 13
$1,851 to $2,040
Weekly Pay*
Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is a not-for-profit community health system dedicated to improving the health and quality of life of the people of Northeast Georgia. Through the services of a medical staff of more than 800 physicians, the residents of Northeast Georgia enjoy access to the state’s finest and most comprehensive medical services. It is our mission to improve the health of our community in all we do.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Gainesville, Georgia – 30501
    Distance from Knoxville: 115 miles
  • 12 N,
  • July 29, 2025
  • 13
$1,851 to $2,040
Weekly Pay*
Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is a not-for-profit community health system dedicated to improving the health and quality of life of the people of Northeast Georgia. Through the services of a medical staff of more than 800 physicians, the residents of Northeast Georgia enjoy access to the state’s finest and most comprehensive medical services. It is our mission to improve the health of our community in all we do.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Gainesville, Georgia – 30501
    Distance from Knoxville: 115 miles
  • 12 N,
  • July 29, 2025
  • 13
$1,851 to $2,040
Weekly Pay*
Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is a not-for-profit community health system dedicated to improving the health and quality of life of the people of Northeast Georgia. Through the services of a medical staff of more than 800 physicians, the residents of Northeast Georgia enjoy access to the state’s finest and most comprehensive medical services. It is our mission to improve the health of our community in all we do.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Gainesville, Georgia – 30501
    Distance from Knoxville: 115 miles
  • 12 N,
  • July 29, 2025
  • 14
$1,851 to $2,040
Weekly Pay*
Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is a not-for-profit community health system dedicated to improving the health and quality of life of the people of Northeast Georgia. Through the services of a medical staff of more than 800 physicians, the residents of Northeast Georgia enjoy access to the state’s finest and most comprehensive medical services. It is our mission to improve the health of our community in all we do.
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travel Exclusive Compact State
Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Gainesville, Georgia – 30501
    Distance from Knoxville: 115 miles
  • 12 N,
  • July 29, 2025
  • 13
$1,851 to $2,040
Weekly Pay*
Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is a not-for-profit community health system dedicated to improving the health and quality of life of the people of Northeast Georgia. Through the services of a medical staff of more than 800 physicians, the residents of Northeast Georgia enjoy access to the state’s finest and most comprehensive medical services. It is our mission to improve the health of our community in all we do.
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travel Exclusive Compact State
Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Gainesville, Georgia – 30501
    Distance from Knoxville: 115 miles
  • 12 N,
  • July 14, 2025
  • 13
$1,851 to $2,040
Weekly Pay*
Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is a not-for-profit community health system dedicated to improving the health and quality of life of the people of Northeast Georgia. Through the services of a medical staff of more than 800 physicians, the residents of Northeast Georgia enjoy access to the state’s finest and most comprehensive medical services. It is our mission to improve the health of our community in all we do.
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travel Exclusive Compact State
Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Gainesville, Georgia – 30501
    Distance from Knoxville: 115 miles
  • 12 D,
  • July 29, 2025
  • 13
$1,851 to $2,040
Weekly Pay*
Northeast Georgia Health System (NGHS) is a not-for-profit community health system dedicated to improving the health and quality of life of the people of Northeast Georgia. Through the services of a medical staff of more than 800 physicians, the residents of Northeast Georgia enjoy access to the state’s finest and most comprehensive medical services. It is our mission to improve the health of our community in all we do.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Carthage, Tennessee – 37030
    Distance from Knoxville: 115 miles
  • 12 N,
  • July 7, 2025
  • 13
$1,639 to $1,806
Weekly Pay*
This position presents an opportunity to join an elite team of passionate physicians and nurses within the Medical Surgical (MS) unit. This unit sees a wide variety of conditions including endocrine, wound care, neurology and gerontology as well as patients undergoing basic recovery care. Your expertise will be utilized for high level care within the traditional Medical Surgical unit setting. MS RN’s can expect to enhance their professional experience while providing top notch patient care to those most needing it.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Cumming, Georgia – 30041
    Distance from Knoxville: 122 miles
  • 12 D,
  • June 30, 2025
  • 12
$1,445 to $1,593
Weekly Pay*
Northside Hospital Forsyth continues to expand and add services to meet the ever-growing health care needs of Forsyth County and its surrounding communities. The 389-bed hospital has 800 physicians and 3,700 employees. The Women’s Center at Northside Hospital Forsyth rivals the nationally acclaimed Women’s Center at Northside-Atlanta, and offers comprehensive services for labor and delivery, neonatal care, high-risk perinatal diagnostics, parenting and newborn classes and lactation consultation to Forsyth County.
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Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Canton, Georgia – 30169
    Distance from Knoxville: 123 miles
  • 12 D,
  • June 29, 2025
  • 12
$1,445 to $1,593
Weekly Pay*
Northside Hospital Cherokee is committed to advancing health care in Cherokee County. The 332-bed, full-service community hospital has more than 1,300 physicians and 3,600 employees.
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travel Compact State
Registered Nurse – Medical Surgical
  • Canton, Georgia – 30169
    Distance from Knoxville: 123 miles
  • 12 N,
  • June 30, 2025
  • 12
$1,445 to $1,593
Weekly Pay*
Northside Hospital Cherokee is committed to advancing health care in Cherokee County. The 332-bed, full-service community hospital has more than 1,300 physicians and 3,600 employees.
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Statistics on MS RN Jobs in Knoxville, Tennessee

Here are some helpful statistics about MS traveling nurse jobs in & near Knoxville. The data is based on the last three complete months of MS job postings in the Knoxville 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 Knoxville and more. Find out more about travel nursing salaries.

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FAQs About Travel MS Nursing Jobs for RNs in Knoxville, TN

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

  • Registered Nurse – MS with a per week salary of $1,690, a 13 weeks duration, for a 12 N in Jefferson City (26.4 miles away)
  • Registered Nurse – MS with a per week salary of $1,690, a 13 weeks duration, for a 12 N in Jefferson City (26.4 miles away)
  • Registered Nurse – MS with a per week salary of $1,559, a 13 weeks duration, for a 12 N in Powell (7.8 miles away)

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

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

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

A: A 12 Hour Day shift Medical Surgical nurse in Knoxville can make an average of $1,708 per week based on recent job availability.

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

A: A 12 Hour Night shift Medical Surgical nurse in Knoxville can make an average of $1,708 per week based on recent job availability data.

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

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

Locating Medical Surgical Travel Nursing Jobs in Knoxville

Other popular cities near Knoxville’s MS job opportunities are Powell (7.8 miles), Maryville (14.4 miles) and Sevierville (21.1 miles). These are near to zip codes: 37303 (52 miles) and 41701 (97.8 miles).

* 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.