Set Your Schedule for Success with August’s Hottest Per Diem Jobs & Insights
From insider insights to lifestyle tips to exclusive links to America's top opportunities for nurses and allied clinicians, you can trust HealthTrust to provide everything you need to get the most from your per diem career. And we've got all the latest and greatest here at the Per Diem Job Release for August, 2026.
The Inside Scoop for Per Diem Nurses & Clinicians
Your Healthcare Go-To Guide for Hot Deals, Pro Tips, and Lifestyle Hacks
With the busy autumn months almost upon us, it's vital to stay healthy, hydrated, and in control of your schedule — and here are a few ways to do just that:
- Stay Hydrated during Back-to-School Season: Keep the liquids you need handy (and cool) with these stylish, leak-proof, high-volume travel mugs and tumblers.
- Stay Comfy on the Field & Sidelines: Go straight from your shift to the field with this handy list of essentials for staying warm, comfy, and waterproof.
- Be There for Fall Moments: Get the flexibility you need for fall festivals, family weekends, and seasonal traditions with a better way to manage your schedule.
- Be Ready for Fall Spending: Offset back-to-school expenses and boost your savings account by picking up extra shifts this fall on the Go HWS Mobile App.
Featured Per Diem Jobs: August 2026
This Month's Hottest Per Diem Career Opportunities
From California to Virginia and from Texas to Colorado and beyond, America's top facilities need great per diem RNs like you. Here are this month’s top jobs.
- RN • Labor and Delivery (L&D) • Riverside, CA • Up to $78 Hourly
- RN • Progressive Care Unit (PCU) • Richmond, VA • Up to $60 Hourly
- RN • Emergency Department (ER) • Thornton, CO • Up to $55 Hourly
- RN • Emergency Department (ER) • Charleston, SC • Up to $53 Hourly
- RN • Progressive Care Unit (PCU) • Brevard, NC • Up to $50 Hourly
- RN • Intensive Care Unit (ICU) • Houston, TX • Up to $49 Hourly
Nurse Specialty Spotlight: Per Diem Med/Surg Jobs
As always, demand is high for nurses with medical-surgical skills, everywhere across the United States — and not just for RNs but LPNs, LVNs, and CNAs, too.
- RN • Medical-Surgical (Med/Surg) • Englewood, CO • Up to $60 Hourly
- RN • Medical-Surgical (Med/Surg) • Millcreek, UT • Up to $56 Hourly
- RN • Medical-Surgical (Med/Surg) • Overland Park, KS • Up to $49 Hourly
- RN • Medical-Surgical (Med/Surg) • Bowling Green, KY • Up to $49 Hourly
- LPN/LVN • Medical-Surgical (Med/Surg) • Richmond, VA • $28 Hourly
- CNA • Medical-Surgical (Med/Surg) • Kansas City, MO • Up to $18 Hourly
Allied Spotlight: Technologists & Technicians
From scrub technicians to surgical technologists and beyond, we’re seeing a surge in demand for per diem techs, and especially those with OR experience.
- Radiology Tech (Rad Tech) • X-Ray • Kansas City, MO • $48 Hourly
- Radiology Tech (Rad Tech) • General • Independence, MO • $48 Hourly
- Radiology Tech (Rad Tech) • X-Ray • Overland Park, KS • $48 Hourly
- Certified Surgical Technologist (CST) • Operating Room (OR) • Las Vegas, NV • Up to $47 Hourly
- Scrub Tech • Operating Room (OR) • Lee's Summit, MO • Up to $33 Hourly
- Scrub Tech • Operating Room (OR) • Kansas City, MO • Up to $33 Hourly
Nurse Specialty Spotlight: Per Diem Telemetry Jobs
Got telemetry skills? Interested in exploring a new career path? If so, it's time to re-set your schedule with one of these amazing per diem telemetry jobs.
- RN • Telemetry (Tele) • Manchester, NH • Up to $65 Hourly
- RN • Telemetry (Tele) • Idaho Falls, ID • Up to $59 Hourly
- RN • Telemetry (Tele) • Anchorage, AK • Up to $59 Hourly
- RN • Telemetry (Tele) • Dallas, TX • Up to $54 Hourly
- RN • Telemetry (Tele) • Austin, TX • Up to $54 Hourly
- RN • Telemetry (Tele) • Salem, VA • Up to $51 Hourly
Location Spotlight: Per Diem Jobs in Tennessee
If you're a nurse or allied clinician living in Tennessee, you're in luck — there's a surge in available per diem jobs. And as always, we've got the nation's best!
- RN • Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) • Chattanooga, TN • Up to $54 Hourly
- RN • Labor and Delivery (L&D) • Dickson, TN • Up to $54 Hourly
- RN • Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) • Nashville, TN • Up to $54 Hourly
- RN • Emergency Department (ER) • Nashville, TN • Up to $52 Hourly
- RN • Progressive Care Unit (PCU) • Hermitage, TN • $52 Hourly
- Respiratory Therapist (RT) • General • Nashville, TN • Up to $35 Hourly
Set Your Schedule to Success with HealthTrust!
Whether you’re new to the per diem lifestyle or you’ve got years of experience, there's never been a better time to discover the benefits of working per diem nursing and healthcare jobs. And as always, you’ll find the best ones here at the HealthTrust Job Release. We'll see you again next month for the next job drop!
