Med Surg RN - $2,364 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Correctional Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Chicago, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/08/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 8, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced Med/Surg RN for a Correctional unit position requiring prior correctional nursing experience and an active IL RN license.

Details

• Correctional facility setting within a Med/Surg unit
• Day shift schedule, 3x12 hours from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM
• No block scheduling accommodations
• Every other weekend requirement (2 weekends per month)
• Mandatory float facility; clinicians required to float within scope to meet facility needs across units, including outside primary competency with team-based support, and to other facilities within 50 miles with as little as 2 hours notice
• Uses Cerner charting system
• No on-call requirements

Requirements

• Active IL RN license in hand required (no pending licenses accepted)
• BLS certification required
• Minimum 2 years recent acute care Med/Surg experience required
• Correctional nursing experience required
• Cerner charting experience required
• Skills required: isolation precautions/PPE, wound care/wound vac, oxygen administration and nasal cannula, non-invasive airway management, IV therapy/phlebotomy, peripheral line care, cardiac monitoring, and rapid response/code team participation
• Computerized documentation experience required
• Two professional references required from most recent employers, with at least one from the most recent supervisor within the past 2 years
• Proof of COVID vaccination required with no exceptions
• Valid State ID or Driver's License (front and back) required
• Must pass a Department of Corrections background check and complete a PREA form prior to interview consideration
• International candidates must have SSN/SSC in hand prior to consideration

Additional Information

• Provide Med/Surg nursing care within a correctional facility setting
• Navy blue scrub color required
• Free, first come first served parking available
• RTO limited to 5 days max with no more than 2 consecutive days, and no weekend RTO permitted
• No holiday RTO and no RTO the day before or after a holiday; calling out on a holiday may result in contract cancellation
• Returning clinicians must undergo full recredentialing and reattend orientation, even if the break in contract was less than 30 days
• Local candidates accepted within a 75-mile radius of the facility at a reduced local rate
• Lab work must be completed within 72 hours of accepting the assignment
• Pre-start orientation modules required, averaging 4 hours and non-billable
• First-time travelers are not considered for this position

American Traveler Job ID #P-785551. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Travel RN - Med/Surg

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