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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?
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On your path

Med surg A broad first base while you learn which path pulls harder.

Original listing

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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?

In Chicago, IL

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

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