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. - Heparin titrated drip experience required.

Special Requests: - At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job. - Scheduling requests will be considered, and block scheduling may be possible with staffing.

Unit Details: - Nurse-patient ratios: days 1:4-5, nights 1:5-6; surgical staffing may increase ratios to days 1:6 and nights 1:7. - Common patient population includes stroke, spine surgery, seizure, brain tumor, head injury, neuroscience, and some medical overflow. - RNs titrate heparin drips based on PTT. - High-flow oxygen for stable COVID patients only (very rare). - Uses Phillips telemetry monitors; nurses do not read their own strips.

Shift & Scheduling: - Every other weekend; Saturday and Sunday are considered the weekend on both shifts. - Every other holiday. - No call.

Floating Requirements: - Float in rotation with the rest of staff. - On general unit floors, travelers take a full team. - If floated outside a general unit for urgent need, assignments will be limited to skills the clinician is competent to perform and paired 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:

• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

• BLS (Basic Life Support)

• 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: – –
• Shift Type: Night
• Contract Date: 2026-08-31
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3