Travel RN - Med/Surg
American Traveler
Chicago, Illinois
Posted Jun 16
- Shift and hours
- 12-hour nights3 shifts · 36 hours a week
- Unit and setting
- Med-Surg
- License
- RN licenseActive, non-pending IL RN license required
- Term
- 13 weeks · starts Jul 7, 2026 · Travel
Do you qualify?
- License
- Active, non-pending IL RN license required
- Certification
- Current BLS certification required
- Experience
- Minimum 2 years of recent acute care Med/Surg experience required
- Experience
- 2 professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years required for consideration
- Experience
- Correctional nursing experience required
- Also asks
- Proof of COVID vaccination required — no exceptions
What it pays
- Against similar roles
- In range for Illinois travel rolesIllinois travel postings that state pay run $1,790/week to $2,690/week, the middle half $2,000/week to $2,520/week, across 147 postings.
Benefits
- Free parking
The role and schedule
- Floating
- Floats to other units
- Charting
- Cerner
- Weekends
- Every other weekend
Your fit
Questions to ask
- Can you walk me through base pay range and differentials?
- What should I expect for holiday, call, and rotation?
- What orientation, preceptor time, and ongoing unit support are included?
- How are patient load and staffing support handled day to day?
On your path
Med surg A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.
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Assignment Overview Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs Hours: 36 hrs/wk Start Date: Jul 7, 2026 Length: 13 weeks Openings: 1 American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a Correctional Med/Surg position in Illinois, requiring at least 2 years of acute care and correctional experience on night shifts at a mandatory float facility.
- Details
- Correctional facility setting
- Night shift
schedule
3x12-hour shifts, 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM Every other weekend (2 weekends per month) required Mandatory float facility — all clinicians are required to float at the facility's discretion, potentially to units outside their primary area of competency Charting performed in Cerner Free parking available on a first-come, first-serve basis Requirements Active, non-pending IL RN license required Current BLS certification required Minimum 2 years of recent acute care Med/Surg experience required Correctional nursing experience required 2 professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years required for consideration Proof of COVID vaccination required — no exceptions Additional Information Navy blue scrubs required RTO is capped at 5 days per contract, with no more than 2 consecutive days off at a time No RTO approved on weekends, on holidays, or the day before or after a holiday No block scheduling or special scheduling accommodations available Floating may occur up to 50 miles from the primary facility, with as little as 2 hours notice before a shift; refusal to float may result in contract cancellation Local candidates within a 75-mile radius of the facility are accepted
What's around it?
Chicago, ILFrom Census ACS 2024.
Living costs about 4% above the US average
- Median rent
- $1,440/mo
- Household income
- $77,902/yr, all local households, not nurse pay