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Travel Medical ICU Registered Nurse - $2,078 per week

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Meda Health

Maywood, Illinois

RN · Health and Human Services

Posted Jul 15 · Not open to new grads

Shift
12-hour nights
Hours a week
36
Unit
MICU
Contract
12 weeks

What the listing says

Role

Schedule
12-hour nights · 36 hours
Term
12 weeks · Travel
Setting
Hospital
Accepts
RN
Experience
2+ years

Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.

Pay

Against the board
Inside the IL travel range

IL travel postings that state pay run $1,800/week to $2,690/week, the middle half $1,980/week to $2,460/week, across 111 postings.

About this role

Meda Health is looking for an ICU RN to work a travel assignment in an acute care hospital setting. Must have at least two years of experience, state licensure and BLS/ACLS (at minimum). Specialty: MICU - Medical Intensive Care Unit. Duration: 12 weeks. 36 hours per week. Shift: 12 hours, nights.

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Must have at least two years of experience, state licensure and BLS/ACLS (at minimum). Specialty: MICU - Medical Intensive Care Unit. Duration: 12 weeks. 36 hours· from this posting

Requirements

  • State licensure
  • Specialty: MICU - Medical Intensive Care Unit Discipline: RN Start Date: 08/02/2026 Duration: 12 weeks 36 hours per week Shift: 12 hours, nights Employment Type: Travel Meda Health is looking for an ICU RN to work a travel assignment in an acute care hospital setting. Must have at least two years of experience, state licensure and BLS/ACLS (at minimum).

Benefits

  • Health
  • Vision
  • Dental
  • Life insurance

Place

City
Maywood, Illinois
Median rent
$1,209/mo

rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024

Local household income
$68,815/yr

all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024

State price level
about the national average

Illinois index 100.0, where 100 is the national average.

Maywood is a tight-knit near-west suburb of Chicago, about 12 miles from the Loop, offering a quieter residential pace with easy access to the city via Metra. The Des Plaines River borders the village, adding greenery. For nurses seeking an affordable, community-oriented base with urban amenities close by, Maywood is worth a look.

Map showing the location of Maywood, IL
Approximate location in Maywood, IL. · © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap· Open the live map

Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.

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You are looking at a travel staffing company based in Maywood, Illinois—about 12 miles west of Chicago—that places nurses on assignments in acute care hospitals nationwide. Contracts commonly run 12 to 13 weeks at 36 hours a week on 12-hour…

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