Travel RN - PACU
American Traveler
Chicago, IL
- Shift
- 8-hour evenings
- Hours a week
- 40 hrs a week
- Unit
- PACU
- Contract
- 13-week contract
Posted Aug 7
What the listing says
Role
- Schedule
- 8-hour evenings · 5 a week · 40 hours
- Weekends
- Weekends required
- Term
- 13 weeks · starts Aug 31, 2026 · Travel
- On the floor
- On call
- Practice
- Epic charting
- Setting
- Hospital
More role details
- Accepts
- RN
- Experience
- mid-level
Ratio not posted. Ask in the interview.
Pay
- Against the board
- Below most IL travel postings
- Travel package
- Housing provided
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
Assignment Overview Shift: Evenings, 5x8hrs Hours: 40 hrs/wk Start Date: Aug 31, 2026 Length: 13 weeks Openings: 1 American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a PACU position requiring Epic EMR experience and on-call availability.
Details Work in the Recovery Room/PACU unit of a hospital environment Full-time position with a 12:00 PM-8:30 PM shift, Monday through Friday Follows a 6-week rolling schedule On-call required, including weekday call shifts from 8:30 PM-7:30 AM (8 shifts per 6-week period) On-call also includes weekend call shifts from 7:00 AM-7:00 AM (4 shifts per 6-week period) 13-week assignment length Requirements Active IL RN license required Current
certifications
- BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NIHSS
- Epic EMR experience required
- DOB and SSN required for consideration
- Additional Information
- Provide post-anesthesia recovery care to surgical patients
- Local candidates are accepted at the same rate as travel candidates
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Requirements
- Active IL RN license required
- BLS, ACLS, PALS, and NIHSS
- Epic EMR experience required
- DOB and SSN required for consideration
- Additional Information
- Local candidates are accepted at the same rate as travel candidates
Place
- City
- Chicago, IL
- Median rent
- $1,440/mo
- Local household income
- $77,902/yr
- Metro price level
- 4% above the national average
rent and tenant-paid utilities · Census ACS 2024
all local households, not nurse pay · Census ACS 2024
Chicago area index 103.6, where 100 is the national average.
Chicago delivers big-city energy with lakefront charm along Lake Michigan, world-class medical centers, and neighborhoods like Lincoln Park and Wicker Park that blend dining, culture, and community. Nurses relocating here will find a metro area rich in career opportunity, transit access, and Midwestern character.
Cost figures from U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 metro Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024.
How this role fits you
On your path
Operating Room is a specialty you move into. Periop programs often train from the ground up.
Worth asking
We can’t answer these from the listing we have. Good ones to ask a recruiter or in the interview.
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load, floating, and staffing support handled day to day?