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.
Travel Med Surg Nurse Job in Temple, TX | Days (5×8)
Travel ER Nurse Job in Brownwood, TX | Nights (4×12)
Travel ICU Nurse Job in Abilene, TX | Nights (4×12)
Travel ICU Nurse Job in San Angelo, TX | Nights (4×12)
Travel Cath Lab Nurse Job in Dallas, TX | Days (4×10)
Travel CVOR Nurse Job in The Woodlands, TX | Days (5×8)
Travel ICU Nurse Job in Tyler, TX | Nights (4×12)
Travel ICU Nurse Job in Tyler, TX | Nights (4×12)
Travel ICU Nurse Job in Tyler, TX | Nights (4×12)
Travel Cath Lab Nurse Job in Irving, TX | Days (5×8)
Travel Oncology Nurse Job in Dallas, TX | Days (4×10)
Travel Med Surg Nurse Job in Odessa, TX | Nights (4×12)
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.
