Medical Surgical Unit - Travel Registered Nurse- $2290 per week.

Trusted is seeking an experienced nurse for this exciting travel nursing assignment. Trusted has streamlined the travel nursing experience by enabling nurses to apply directly to jobs without the need for recruiters. This unique approach provides more transparency, eliminates pesky calls from recruiters, and puts more money in your pocket. Join the thousands of nurses across the country who have already made the switch to a more modern way to work.

Experience:

• 2 years of experience with 3 months within the last 12 months.

• 12 months of Medical Surgical Unit experience with 12 months within the last 36 months (3 years).

• Travel experience is required.

• Experience with Epic is preferred.

• Trauma Level 1 experience is required.

Requirements:

• Candidates must have a Illinois license (required for submission).

• This role may require floating to additional units and locations

• Local & travel allowed. Candidates living <50 miles from facility will be processed as local.

• Anyone who worked as Staff at a facility in this program in the last 12 months cannot be submitted.

• Anyone currently working at a facility in this program cannot be submitted.

Pre-employment modules may be required for this role. Please upload any certifications or health documents you have to your profile to expedite your on-boarding process.

Additional Details:

Required Skills/Experience: - Must have prior experience working on a dedicated neuro unit. - Must have heparin drip experience.

Special Requests: - At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you’re applying to. - Block scheduling may be accommodated if staffing permits.

Unit Details: - Nurse-to-patient ratios are 1:4-5 on day shift and 1:5-6 on night shift. - Patient populations include stroke, spine surgery, seizures, brain tumors, head injuries, other neuroscience conditions, and some medical overflow. - RNs titrate drips on the unit. - Heparin drips are titrated based on PTT. - High-flow oxygen is used for stable COVID-19 patients only and is very rare. - The unit uses house-wide telemetry with Philips monitors; nurses are not required to read telemetry strips.

Shift & Scheduling: - Weekend requirement: every other weekend; Saturday and Sunday are considered the weekend for both shifts. - Holiday requirement: every other holiday. - No call.

Floating Requirements: - Float in rotation with the rest of the staff. - General unit travelers float to the general unit floor and take a full team. - If floated outside the general unit for an urgent need, the clinician will perform only skills within their competency and will be assigned with a nurse trained for that unit.

14 days maximum time off

2 Charge/Lead/Supervisor references required from within the last 12 months

Driver’s license required for submission

Certifications:

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

• Skills Checklist: Yes
• References: Yes
• License Type: registered
• License State: IL
• Certifications: Basic Life Support, NIH Stroke Scale

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: 1/4-6
• Shift Type: Day
• Contract Date: 2026-10-26
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3