Travel ER Contract
$1,620/wk
Travel Nursing Jobs in Texas for RNs
Compare travel nurse jobs in Texas with weekly pay and start dates in view. Choose an RN opening and apply with four basic details.
Featured Jobs
Travel Cath Lab Contract
$2,657/wk
Travel Cardiology Contract
$2,075/wk
Travel ICU Nurse Job in Lubbock, TX | Days (4×12)
$2,992/week
Starts Nov 30
Travel NICU Nurse Job in Odessa, TX | Nights (4×12)
$2,991/week
Starts Nov 24
Travel Cath Lab Nurse Job in Victoria, TX | Days (5×8)
$2,907/week
Starts Nov 9
Travel ER Nurse Job in Odessa, TX | Days (4×12)
$2,827/week
Starts Nov 24
Travel ER Nurse Job in Wichita Falls, TX | Nights (4×12)
$2,790/week
Starts Nov 30
Travel Cath Lab Nurse Job in Austin, TX | Days (4×10)
$2,785/week
Starts ASAP
Travel ER Nurse Job in Amarillo, TX | Nights (4×12)
$2,759/week
Starts Nov 16
Travel ER Nurse Job in Amarillo, TX | Nights (4×12)
$2,759/week
Starts Nov 16
Travel Stepdown Nurse Job in Amarillo, TX | Days (4×12)
$2,759/week
Starts Nov 16
Travel ICU Nurse Job in Odessa, TX | Nights (4×12)
$2,662/week
Starts Nov 24
Travel ICU Nurse Job in Odessa, TX | Nights (4×12)
$2,662/week
Starts Nov 24
16.4%
Surveyed hospital RN vacancy, 2024
56,370
RN FTE shortfall by 2036
Travel Nursing Jobs in Texas: Workforce Outlook
Texas's 2024 hospital survey reported 16.4% RN vacancy among responding hospitals. These statewide nursing workforce measures don't count current travel nursing jobs in Texas. The separate 2022-2036 projection estimates a 56,370 full-time-equivalent RN shortfall in 2036.
Travel Nurse Jobs in Texas: Rural or Metro?
Critical access hospitals have a different nursing mix from larger Texas markets. The state's 2024 hospital survey found that RNs made up 61% of nursing staff at responding critical access hospitals, compared with 80.5% at non-rural hospitals. LVNs accounted for 16.4% and 3.6%, respectively. For an RN moving between those settings, the difference is in the balance of nursing roles, not simply hospital size.
Inpatient hospitals remain the largest source of projected RN demand in the Texas nursing workforce forecast. Their demand rises 25.6% from 2022 to 2036, compared with 70.4% in nursing homes. The faster-growing setting still has much lower total demand. Travelers considering a change of setting can distinguish the size of a nursing market from how quickly it's expanding.
Questions About Travel Nurse Assignments in Texas
Do I need a separate license for travel nurse jobs in Texas?
Not if you hold an active multistate RN license from your compact home state and have a valid privilege to practice in Texas. A single-state license doesn't provide that privilege. The Nurse Licensure Compact guidance explains the distinction.
Can I extend travel nurse assignments in Texas without changing my legal home state?
The compact has no time limit on temporary practice in Texas while your legal primary residence stays in your compact home state and your multistate license remains active. Moving your legal residence is a different situation.
Can a Texas hospital require overtime beyond my scheduled shift?
Texas generally restricts mandatory overtime for hospital RNs and LVNs. The Texas Workforce Commission explains that the protection concerns hours beyond normal, prescheduled shifts, with exceptions for disasters and other emergencies. It isn't simply a rule about exceeding 40 hours in a week.
Do Texas practice rules apply when another state issued my RN license?
The Nurse Licensure Compact requires you to follow the practice laws where the patient is located. For a Texas assignment, Texas rules govern your nursing scope even when another state issued your license. Home-state permission for a task does not override Texas requirements.
Can I request Texas safe harbor before completing the written form?
Yes, when immediate patient care prevents a written request. Invoke safe harbor before engaging in the conduct or assignment you're questioning. Under Texas Board of Nursing guidance, your supervisor records the required Quick Request information, and you both sign and attest to it. Complete the comprehensive written request before leaving at the end of the work period.
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