Travel RN - Med Surg 3x12hr Days REQ37231625

Fidelity on Call, LTD

Urbana, Illinois

Eligibility: General

Posted Jun 18

Shift and hours: 12-⁠hour days3 shifts · 36 hours a week
Unit and setting: Med-Surg · Hospital
License: RN licenseRN license in state of assignment.
Term: Travel

Do you qualify?

License: RN license in state of assignment.
Certification: BLS, PALS, and ACLS required.
Experience: Minimum 1-year(s) exp.
Also asks: Strong clinical, assessment, and communication skills.

Preferred

Experience: Experience in medical-surgical units preferred.

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What it pays

Against similar roles: In range for Illinois travel rolesIllinois travel postings that state pay run $45/hr to $67/hr, the middle half $50/hr to $63/hr, across 148 postings.

Benefits

401(k)
Health insurance
401k/Retirement

The role and schedule

Weekends: Weekends required

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Fidelity on Call, LTD

Hiring organization

You would be hired by Fidelity On Call, a Peoria-based travel staffing agency that places RNs into assignments in Urbana and nearby hospitals such as OSF Peoria. The work you see posted is concrete: Emergency Department travel nights in Urbana,…

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Travel contracts with 12hr night shifts common; ED nights and Ortho M/S nights posted; benefits from day one

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Pay Rate: Up to $61/hr. combined (taxable hourly + tax-free allowances for travel, housing, meals). Rates may vary and are subject to change.

Additional Bonuses, Group Health Insurance benefits available on day 1, 401k and more!

Med Surg / Surgery RN

Shifts: 12hr

Job Summary

Provides nursing care before, during, and after surgical procedures.

Key Responsibilities

Pre-operative: Prepare patients and answer questions. Intra-operative: Assist surgeons, pass instruments, monitor patient. Post-operative: Manage recovery, monitor for complications, educate patients. Maintain a safe and efficient OR environment.

Requirements

RN license in state of assignment. Minimum 1-year(s) exp. BLS, PALS, and ACLS required.

Experience in medical-surgical units preferred.

Strong clinical, assessment, and communication skills.

Work Environment & Demands

Will work weekend as needed Hospital settings (Med-Surg units, post-op recovery, step-down).

Physical demands include standing, lifting patients/equipment, and stress management.

What's around it?

In Urbana, IL

Urbana, ILFrom Census ACS 2024.

Living costs about 7% below the US average

Median rent: $972/mo
Household income: $45,346/yr, all local households, not nurse pay

Life in Urbana, IL

NeighborhoodsWest Urbana between Race Street and Lincoln Avenue is a frequently recommended in-town pocket; in Champaign, the blocks around West Side Park and Clark Park get the same local nod. Stone Creek in southeast Champaign is a polished early-2000s-and-later golf-course community around Stone Creek Golf Club, with wide streets, lake or fairway views, open kitchens and finished basements; it draws relocating professionals, UIUC faculty, and families and sits a short drive from campus and Carle Hospital. Historic Urbana is the walkable older-home option among the neighborhoods buyers ask about most, alongside Cherry Hills, Lincolnshire Fields, and suburban Savoy. Savoy and Mahomet, plus west Urbana, are the single-family rings young families name; near-campus housing is tighter and more student-driven.

West Urbana between Race Street and Lincoln Avenue is a frequently recommended in-town pocket; in Champaign, the blocks around West Side Park and Clark Park get the same local nod. Stone Creek in southeast Champaign is a polished early-2000s-and-later golf-course community around Stone Creek Golf Club, with wide streets, lake or fairway views, open kitchens and finished basements; it draws relocating professionals, UIUC faculty, and families and sits a short drive from campus and Carle Hospital.

Historic Urbana is the walkable older-home option among the neighborhoods buyers ask about most, alongside Cherry Hills, Lincolnshire Fields, and suburban Savoy. Savoy and Mahomet, plus west Urbana, are the single-family rings young families name; near-campus housing is tighter and more student-driven.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: reddit.com Source 2: champaignrose.com Source 3: facebook.com Source 4: quora.com

Getting aroundStone Creek is described as a short drive to Carle Hospital and the University of Illinois campus, and family commenters living in Urbana, Savoy, and Mahomet report commutes of about 10 minutes. The twin cities are known for little traffic compared with larger metros, with respectable bus service and decent bike infrastructure that can substitute for a car on some days. Champaign is roughly two hours from Chicago and less than three hours from St. Louis or Indianapolis for weekend trips. Hospital parking and named transit lines to Carle or OSF are not detailed in these sources.

Stone Creek is described as a short drive to Carle Hospital and the University of Illinois campus, and family commenters living in Urbana, Savoy, and Mahomet report commutes of about 10 minutes. The twin cities are known for little traffic compared with larger metros, with respectable bus service and decent bike infrastructure that can substitute for a car on some days.

Champaign is roughly two hours from Chicago and less than three hours from St. Louis or Indianapolis for weekend trips. Hospital parking and named transit lines to Carle or OSF are not detailed in these sources.

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As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: champaignrose.com Source 2: facebook.com Source 3: chambanamoms.com Source 4: reddit.com Source 5: unitedvanlines.com

OutdoorsMeadowbrook Park in Urbana, including the Wandell Sculpture Garden, is the signature in-town green space for walking and sculpture. Allerton Park & Retreat Center is the classic short trip out of town for gardens, sculpture, and forested trails; Lake of the Woods is another nearby outing, and a Japanese garden turns up in local weekend guides. The twin cities market themselves as bike-friendly, with extensive parks for hiking, biking, and swimming, plus agritourism and prairie sunsets. Starved Rock State Park is the farther woodland-and-waterfall weekend escape.

Meadowbrook Park in Urbana, including the Wandell Sculpture Garden, is the signature in-town green space for walking and sculpture. Allerton Park & Retreat Center is the classic short trip out of town for gardens, sculpture, and forested trails; Lake of the Woods is another nearby outing, and a Japanese garden turns up in local weekend guides.

The twin cities market themselves as bike-friendly, with extensive parks for hiking, biking, and swimming, plus agritourism and prairie sunsets. Starved Rock State Park is the farther woodland-and-waterfall weekend escape.

Sources

As of Sep 11, 2026Source 1: chambanamoms.com Source 2: lostwithlydia.com Source 3: unitedvanlines.com

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Living in Urbana

Champaign-Urbana is a prairie Big Ten twin city whose draw is a research university colliding with Midwestern prices and almost no traffic. For a nurse, Carle Health and OSF are the hospital anchors; Stone Creek in southeast Champaign sits a short drive from Carle, while Urbana, Savoy, and Mahomet report roughly ten-minute family-suburb commutes. West Urbana between Race Street and Lincoln Avenue, plus Champaign's West Side Park and Clark Park blocks, are the in-town picks. Near-campus rents are student-inflated; west Urbana and Savoy/Mahomet stay cheaper, while Stone Creek, Cherry Hills, and Lincolnshire Fields are the newer-home premium. Daily life runs through Meadowbrook Park and the Wandell Sculpture Garden, Krannert Center, Illini games at Memorial Stadium and State Farm Center, and a food town that earned the title—Golden Harbor, Wood n Hog, Maize, Lincoln Square, and a large farmers market. Buses are respectable and bikes work. Tradeoffs: winters are unloved, some call crime high for the size, Illinois property taxes bite, and there is no waterfront—only prairie sunsets.

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Sources

As of 2026Source 1: champaignrose.com Source 2: reddit.com Source 3: chambanamoms.com Source 4: lostwithlydia.com Source 5: unitedvanlines.com Source 6: reddit.com Source 7: quora.com Source 8: reddit.com

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