Travel Medical Surgical / Stroke RN - $2,293 per week

American Consultants
  • Carbondale, IL
  • $2,293 Per Week
3 days ago

Job Description

American Consultants is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Carbondale, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

  • Specialty: Med Surg
  • Discipline: RN
  • Start Date: 10/05/2026
  • Duration: 13 weeks
  • 36 hours per week
  • Shift: 12 hours, nights
  • Employment Type: Travel

Job Opportunity – Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical – Carbondale, IL 62901

Start Date: October 5, 2026

Location: Southern Illinois

Schedule: Night shift, three 12-hour shifts per week, 36 guaranteed hours. Every other weekend and every other holiday required. Nurse-to-patient ratio of 5-6:1 on nights.

Highlights:

  • 25-bed medical-surgical unit with a mix of private and semi-private rooms
  • Diverse patient population including stroke patients, post-operative care, and complex medical conditions
  • Experience with heparin drips, wound care, dialysis, COPD exacerbations, and CIWA protocols
  • Opportunity to work with stroke patients, amputations, drains, chest tubes, and feeding tubes
  • 91-day travel nursing assignment in Southern Illinois

Requirements:

  • Current Illinois Registered Nurse license
  • Current CPR/BLS certification
  • ACLS certification required
  • NIHSS (National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale) certification required
  • Stroke certification preferred
  • Medical-surgical nursing experience with adult patients

Why Join Us?

This travel nursing opportunity offers competitive compensation with overtime and holiday pay available, along with the chance to expand your clinical skills in a dynamic medical-surgical environment. You'll work with a diverse patient population while receiving comprehensive support throughout your assignment. Join a team dedicated to providing quality care in a well-established healthcare setting.

American Consultants Job ID #19240284. 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: RN:Med Surg,18:45:00-07:15:00

About American Consultants

Since 1989, American Consultants has been the leader in national healthcare staffing and consulting services. We have successfully placed thousands of healthcare professionals in executive, clinical, laboratory, financial, consulting, and HIT roles across the country. We specialize in Healthcare Search and Staffing, IT Staffing and Solutions, and Executive Search and Interim Services. American Consultants takes a consultative approach to help our clients solve their talent acquisition and HIT challenges. We are truly the healthcare people.

Benefits

  • Medical benefits
  • Dental benefits
  • Life insurance
  • Weekly pay
  • License and certification reimbursement
  • Holiday Pay
  • 401k retirement plan
  • Referral bonus

Numbers & Facts

LocationCarbondale, IL

Skills

  • Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS)unmatched
  • Basic Life Support (BLS)unmatched
  • COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)unmatched
  • CPR Certificationunmatched
  • Cerebral Vascular Accidentunmatched
  • Clinical Laboratoryunmatched
  • Consultingunmatched
  • Dialysisunmatched
  • Financial Planningunmatched
  • Healthcareunmatched
  • Heparinunmatched
  • Job Requisition Postingunmatched
  • Medical Conditionsunmatched
  • National Institutes of Health (NIH)unmatched
  • Nursingunmatched
  • Paint Shop Pro Tubesunmatched
  • Registered Nurse (RN)unmatched
  • Reimbursementunmatched
  • Surgical Nursingunmatched
  • Technical Recruitingunmatched
  • Wound Careunmatched

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