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: Prior experience working on a dedicated neuro unit is required. Heparin drip experience is required.

Special Requests: At least one reference must be from the same unit/specialty as the job you’re applying to. Scheduling requests may be accommodated, and block scheduling may be available if staffing permits.

Unit Details: Patient population includes stroke, spine surgery, seizures, brain tumors, head injuries, other neuroscience cases, and some medical overflow. Nurses titrate drips; heparin is titrated based on PTT. High-flow oxygen is used only for stable COVID-19 patients, which are rare. The unit uses house-wide telemetry; nurses do not need to read their own strips. Philips monitors are used. Nurse-to-patient ratios: day shift 1:4-5; night shift 1:5-6.

Shift & Scheduling: Every other weekend is required; Saturday and Sunday both count as weekend shifts. Every other holiday is required. 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, they perform only skills within their competence and are 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: Night
• Contract Date: 2026-10-12
• Expected Length: 13 weeks
• Hours per Shift: 12
• Shifts per Week: 3