Travel Nurse RN - Medical-Surgical - $2,311 per week in Peoria, IL

Registered Nurse (RN) | Medical-Surgical
Location: Peoria, IL
Agency: Cynet Health
Pay: $2,311 per week
Shift Information: Days - 3 days x 12 hours
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: 11/30/2026

About the Position

Job Title: Registered Nurse Profession: RN Specialty: Surgical Acute Duration: 13 weeks Shift: 12H Days Hours per Shift: 12 hours Experience: Minimum 1 year License: Active IL license required Certifications: BLS required Must-Have: Post-operative care experience Critical thinking skills Good bedside manner Team player Description: This position is for a registered nurse in a surgical acute setting. The unit consists of 63 beds, with 49 private rooms and 9 observation beds. The nurse-to-patient ratio is 4-5 patients per nurse on days and 5-6 patients on nights. Ratios may increase to 1:6 on days and 1:7 on nights if absolutely necessary. Common patient diagnoses include post-operative surgical cases, trauma, and overflow medical patients. Nurses will assist with dressing changes, wound care, IV therapy, pain management, drains, NG tubes, central lines, and TPN. Experience in post-operative care is required, along with the ability to ask for help when needed. Nurses are not required to titrate drips, as only Heparin is titrated on this unit. There are charge nurses on each shift who do not take patient assignments. A house supervisor is available 24/7. Patient care technicians (PCTs) are also present, assisting with vital signs, activities of daily living, and patient mobility. Nurses will manage CPAP and high flow but do not handle ventilators. Telemetry patients are monitored by dedicated techs, and bedside nurses do not read strips. Shifts are typically scheduled from 0700 to 1930 for days and 1930 to 0730 for nights. Every other weekend is required, and there is a rotation for holiday coverage. Travelers are the first to float to other units with the same level of experience. Scrubs can be any color, and department-specific orientation includes preceptorship and training on the electronic medical record system.

Requirements

Required for Onboarding

• ACLS
• BLS
• Pharmacology
• Skills Checklist
• Specialty Exam