Travel RN - Med/Surg

Travel RN - Med/Surg

American Traveler

Springfield, Illinois, United States

Position ID: P-759212

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Days

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-02T00:00:00.000Z

$2,167.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Med/Surg RN for a Urology/Nephrology unit requiring an active IL RN license and telemetry/renal case experience.

Details

• Med/Surg unit specializing in Urology/Nephrology within an acute care hospital
• 25-bed unit with an average daily census of 23 and a 1:6 patient ratio
• Day shift schedule (3x12 hours, 0645-1915)
• Required to work every other weekend
• No on-call requirements
• Floating required to other Medical Surgical units or nearby affiliate facilities
• Cerner EMR used for charting

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required at time of consideration
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years of medical/surgical nursing experience required
• Prior charge nurse experience required
• Cerner charting system experience required
• Experience with MS/Tele and Med/Surg settings required
• Cardiac monitoring and emergency response skills required, including telemetry remote monitoring and Rapid Response Team use
• Genitourinary/Renal case experience required, including pre/post hemodialysis management and renal failure care
• IV therapy and phlebotomy skills required, including blood product administration, central line blood draw, peripheral line care/management, PICC line management, and starting IVs
• Heparin administration experience required
• Respiratory care skills required, including chest tube management (Emerson/Pleur-evac), CPAP/BiPAP, high flow nasal cannula, nasal cannula, non-invasive airway management, oral suctioning, and portable oxygen tank use
• Isolation precautions and wound care/wound vac experience required
• Level I trauma center and teaching hospital experience preferred
• Kidney transplant and urology/nephrology experience preferred

Additional Information

• Level I trauma center and Magnet-designated acute care hospital with 562 staffed beds
• Any solid color scrubs permitted
• Parking permit provided at no cost, arranged during orientation
• First-time travelers welcome if they demonstrate a solid med/surg nursing foundation
• Local candidates accepted with no radius restriction
• Previous permanent or PRN employees must be separated from the facility for at least 12 months before returning as a traveler
• Floating required for all travelers, either within the hospital or to nearby affiliate facilities
• RTO should ideally be no more than 5 days
• Must work 2 of the 3 major holidays
• Travel pairs not accepted

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12