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

Talent4Health is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Quincy, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/10/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Required Certifications

BLS (AHA), NIHSS  RN il license required

Shift Notes

12 hr Nights

Med Surg/Telemetry – Inpatient Surgical (3rd Floor)

General Information

• Unit: Med Surg/Telemetry – Inpatient Surgical (3rd Floor)
• Beds: 48 (across two buildings)
• Local Travelers: Accepted
• EMR:Epic experience required (facility converting to Epic in Q2 2026)

Nurse Staffing

• Patient Ratios:
  • Days: 1:4–6
  • Nights: 1:5–6
• LPNs available to assist.
• Virtual admission and discharge nurses available.
• Uses a Primary Care Nursing Model—candidate must be comfortable with this.

Required Certifications

• BLS
• NIHSS

Patient Population / Common Diagnoses

• Neuro surgeries:
  • Laminectomy
  • Cervical fusion
  • LESI
• General surgery:
  • Ostomies
  • Hernia repairs
• Orthopedics:
  • Total hip replacements
  • Total knee replacements
• Vascular:
  • Fem-pop bypass
  • BKA
  • AKA
• Dialysis catheter insertions
• PICC lines
• TPN/Lipids
• PCA pumps
• Epidurals (some)
• IV antibiotics
• Chronic pain management (high narcotic use)
• Sepsis
• Urgent OR admissions
• Dialysis unit located on the 3rd floor

Required Experience / Skills

• Minimum 1 year RN experience
• Surgical nursing experience required
• Total joint experience required
• Experience with:
  • PCA pumps
  • Narcan/reversal medications
  • Sepsis management
  • TPN/Lipids
  • Narcotic administration and monitoring

IV Drips

• RN titrates:
  • Heparin
• Drips titrated per protocol

Telemetry

• Dedicated telemetry monitor technician.
• RN responsible for interpreting telemetry strips.
• Monitor system: Draeger

Leadership

• Charge nurse available.
• Charge nurse carries a lighter patient assignment.
• Day shift charge is usually a Blessing staff nurse.
• Night shift charge may be the House Supervisor.

Support Staff

• CNAs available.
• CNAs may be reassigned as sitters.
• Greater CNA needs on night shift.

Respiratory Equipment

• Home CPAP
• Airvo (possible)
• BiPAP (occasionally; patient remains on unit)
• RT manages respiratory equipment.

Scheduling

• Three 12-hour shifts (7:00 start)
• Self/block scheduling not guaranteed.
• Scheduling requests discussed with unit leader.
• Schedule posted 6 weeks in advance.

Weekend Requirement

• Every other weekend
  • Saturday & Sunday
  • Applies to both day and night shifts

Holiday Requirement

• Participates in holiday rotation with core staff

Call

• None

Floating

• Float to like units only.
• If floated to a higher-acuity unit, traveler functions as a helping nurse rather than taking a full patient assignment.

Scrubs

• Black

Orientation

• First day:
  • 12–14 hours
  • Computer modules
  • Competencies
  • General hospital orientation
• Unit orientation:
  • One 12-hour shift on the hired unit and shift

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