Travel Nurse RN - Float Med Surg / Telemetry - $2,380 per week

Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN Float Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Rock Island, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

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

Job Summary:
Telemetry Medical Surgical Float (Telemery MS Float) in a healthcare facility on the days shift. This role involves providing nursing care within the interdisciplinary team, with opportunities to float within the same discipline across local campuses. The position requires quick candidate interviews, primarily via phone calls or text messages from an area code 405 contact. The assignment supports maintaining optimal patient-to-staff ratios and involves working scheduled orientation and holiday shifts.

Job Details:

• Schedule: Days shift, 12 hours per shift, minimum of 36 hours per week
• Required Qualifications: Two years of previous nursing experience, at least one travel contract completed preferred. Valid state license for Illinois, with Iowa license also required. Certification in Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (AHA). Driver's license, work history/resume, skills checklist completed within the past year, license verification, and at least one supervisory reference at time of submission are required.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with chest tubes, fem stops, trachs, central lines, drains, and CBI. Familiarity with medications such as Amiodarone, Cardizem, Nitro, Insulin, Heparin, Dopamine, Dobutamine, Isuprel, Milrinone, and Argatroban, including some titration.
• Additional Information: Orientation scheduled periodically starting in January 2026. The assignment duration is from October 5, 2026, through January 4, 2027, with up to 48 hours weekly guarantee. Candidates must have a taxable address outside of 50 miles from the facility. This position involves working every other weekend and may require working 1-2 out of three major summer holidays (Memorial Day, Independence Day, Labor Day).

Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits

Cross Country Job ID #1318196. 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: Registered Nurse / Telemetry Medical Surgical Float

About Cross Country Nurses

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus