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.

Shift: 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM

Experience:

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

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

• Experience with Epic is preferred.

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.

• Flu vaccination required after submission. Religious, medical, and personal declinations accepted.

• 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:

References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.

Unit Details:

• Common diagnoses/patient types include CVA/TIA, ICH/SDH/SAH, syncope, weakness/aphasia, altered mental status, seizures, COVID/COVID PNA, and ARF.
• Need to be comfortable caring for stroke patients.
• The unit does not titrate drips. If a titratable drip is ordered, the patient is moved to a higher level of care. A drip such as Cardizem or Amio can be ordered at a set rate; the RN can call to have the set rate changed, but if this occurs more than once in four hours, the patient needs to be transferred to a higher level of care.
• The unit provides PRN or nightly CPAP and BiPAP. Patients requiring continuous use are moved to a higher level of care. High-flow nasal cannula is seen regularly on 4 West. 4 West has three negative-airflow rooms used for TB, shingles, etc.
• All beds are telemetry-capable and can accommodate all patients on telemetry at once. Physicians choose which patients are placed on telemetry and renew orders every 48 hours. The unit uses Philips monitors. RNs review strips each shift; the central monitoring area, called "Houston" on the second floor, measures and interprets them. Shift & Scheduling:
• RNs self-schedule in API.
• Extra shifts are allowed.
• Cannot work more than 6 shifts in a row.
• Every other weekend: Friday/Saturday nights.
• Every other holiday. Night-shift holidays are Memorial Day Eve, July 3rd, Labor Day Eve, Thanksgiving Eve, Christmas Eve, and New Year's Eve.
• No call. Floating Requirements:
• May float down a level to Med-Surg with a maximum 1:6 ratio.
• May float to other telemetry units or up a level to IMC or ICU when an assignment is appropriate to the RN's skill set, such as telemetry overflow or non-titrated drips managed on the floor.

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)

• ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support)

• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

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

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: 1/5-6
• Shift Type: Night
• Contract Date: 2026-11-16
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3