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.

• 12 months 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:

Local Rate = Reg Rate - $25” (10/6/26)
References: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you're applying to.

Required Skills/Experience:
General-medical background required.

Preferred Skills/Experience:
Nephrology or urology background preferred.

Special Requests:
The unit is willing to work with block scheduling and traveler needs while still fulfilling unit needs.

Unit Details:
Nurse-patient ratios are 1:4-5 on days and 1:5-6 on nights.
Overhead lift equipment is available in all rooms.
Patients include ESRD; AKI; hemo- and peritoneal dialysis patients; parathyroidectomies (some with auto-implants); ileal conduit creations; TURPs; prostatectomies; kidney stones; graft/fistula repairs; deceased and living donor kidney and pancreas transplants (new post-op and rejection); transplant biopsies; and general-medical overflow.
There are no ventilators. BiPAP or CPAP is used for sleep only. Tracheostomy and heated high-flow patients are rare; respiratory therapists are available for assistance and respiratory treatments, and RNs administer inhalers.
Telemetry is monitored by TeleTechs on another unit. Nurses receive a page for rhythm changes and rhythm or heart-rate specifics. Philips monitors are used.

Shift & Scheduling:
Self-scheduling is available.
Weekends are every other weekend; for night shift, weekends are Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, although fewer night-shift weekends may currently be needed because several weekend-only positions are held by Nephrology staff.
Every other holiday is required, although holidays may be negotiated.
No call.

Floating Requirements:
Float to other general-medical units. May be asked to float as a sitter or to the ED or ICUs for help-only coverage, but these situations are very infrequent, if ever.

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)

• Skills Checklist: Yes
• References: Yes
• License Type: registered
• License State: IL
• Certifications: Basic Life Support

Job Details

• Job Type: Travel
• Nurse/Patient: 1/4-6
• Shift Type: Night
• Contract Date: 2026-11-09
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3