Travel Med Surg RN - $3,050 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Springfield, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 12/07/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x12hrs
• Hours: 48 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 7, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Med/Surg RN for a Urology/Nephrology unit requiring an active IL RN license and at least 2 years of medical/surgical nursing experience.

Details

• Medical Surgical unit specializing in Urology/Nephrology with a 25-bed unit and average daily census of 23
• Day shift 4x12 hours (0645-1915)
• Works every other weekend
• No on-call requirements
• Floating required to other Medical Surgical units within the hospital or to affiliate facilities
• Patient ratio of 1:6
• Uses Cerner EMR

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required at time of consideration
• BLS certification required (AHA or Red Cross accepted; RQI cards not accepted)
• Minimum 2 years of medical/surgical nursing experience required
• Cerner charting experience required
• Experience with telemetry remote monitoring and Rapid Response/Code teams required
• Experience with pre/post hemodialysis management and renal failure care required
• IV therapy and phlebotomy skills required, including blood product administration, central line blood draw, peripheral line care, PICC line management, and starting/maintaining IVs
• Heparin administration experience required
• Respiratory care skills required, including BiPAP/CPAP management, chest tube care (Emerson/Pleur-evac), high flow nasal cannula, nasal cannula, non-invasive airway management, oral suctioning, and portable oxygen tank use
• Experience with isolation precautions/PPE and wound care/wound vac required
• SSN and DOB required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide nursing care within a Level I trauma center at a Magnet-designated, 562-bed acute care hospital
• Teaching hospital and Level I trauma experience preferred
• Previous charge experience preferred
• Skills in kidney transplant and urology/nephrology care preferred
• PCA medication administration experience preferred
• Colostomy/ileostomy and feeding tube care experience preferred
• Any solid color scrubs permitted
• Parking permit required but provided at no cost, arranged during orientation
• First-time travelers considered if they have a solid foundation and more than 2 years of medical/surgical nursing experience
• Previous permanent or PRN employees must be separated from the facility for at least 12 months before returning as a traveler
• Local candidates accepted with no radius restriction
• RTO requests ideally no more than 5 days
• Must work 2 of the 3 major holidays
• Travel pairs are not accepted

American Traveler Job ID #P-775418. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 48.0 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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