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Registered Nurse
Illinois
- Shift and hours
- Nights40 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Med-Surg · Hospital
- License
- RN licenseActive *Illinois RN license* required.
- Term
- 13 weeks · starts Aug 10, 2026 · Travel
Do you qualify?
- License
- Active *Illinois RN license* required. Check your license
- Experience
- Minimum *2 years of RN experience*.
- Experience
- Med-Surg and/or surgical nursing experience required.
- Also asks
- Night-shift availability required.
- Also asks
- Must be willing to work every other weekend as scheduled.
- Also asks
- Strong clinical assessment and critical-thinking skills.
- Also asks
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
- Also asks
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced hospital environment.
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- Top of Illinois travel payIllinois travel postings that state pay run $45/hr to $67/hr, the middle half $50/hr to $63/hr, across 147 postings.
Benefits
- Mileage reimbursement
The role and schedule
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
- On call
- On-call rotation
Support on this unit
- Nurse to patient
- 1:5–1:6 stated in this posting
The workplace
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Registered Nurse (RN) – Med-Surg/Surgical Nights
- Location: Carbondale, IL
- Job Type: Contract
- Duration: 13 weeks
- Start Date: August 10, 2026
- Positions: 3
- Shift: Nights
- Pay Rate: $72/hour all-inclusive
We are seeking experienced Registered Nurses for a primarily surgical unit with some medical-surgical patient care based on bed availability. The unit has 35 private patient rooms, two nurses' stations, a shift supervisor, and patient care technicians available each shift.
Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult medical-surgical and surgical patients.
- Assess patient conditions and develop individualized nursing care plans.
- Administer medications and treatments safely and accurately.
- Monitor patients and promptly report changes in condition.
- Perform post-operative and surgical patient care.
- Collaborate with physicians and the interdisciplinary healthcare team.
- Educate patients and families regarding treatment and discharge planning.
- Maintain accurate and timely clinical documentation.
- Follow infection-control, safety, and hospital policies.
- Work effectively with patient care technicians and other nursing staff.
Maintain a typical 1:5–6 nurse-to-patient ratio* on night shift.
- Participate in scheduled weekend coverage, generally every other weekend.
Requirements
Active Illinois RN license* required. Minimum 2 years of RN experience*.
- Med-Surg and/or surgical nursing experience required.
- Strong clinical assessment and critical-thinking skills.
- Excellent communication and teamwork abilities.
- Ability to work independently in a fast-paced hospital environment.
- Night-shift availability required.
- Must be willing to work every other weekend as scheduled.
Additional Details
- Holiday Coverage:* No
- Guaranteed Hours:* No guarantee
- Overtime:* After 40 hours/week
- On-Call:* $5/hour pager
- Call-Back:* Minimum 2 hours at 1.5× rate
- Holiday Rate:* 1.5× rate ($127.50/hour)
- 1099:* Not accepted
- Mileage Reimbursement:* Not provided
- Bonuses:* None listed
Pay: $70.00 - $72.00 per hour
Benefits
- Referral program
Work Location: On the road