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Travel Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Contract in Springfield, Illinois

Apply now for a travel nursing opportunity in Springfield, Illinois, providing compassionate acute-care medical-surgical nursing to adult and geriatric patients. This 13-week Med-Surg RN assignment offers a consistent 12-hour day-shift schedule, diverse patient care, and valuable experience with complex medical-surgical conditions and procedures. Springfield, Illinois’s capital city, offers a welcoming community with historic attractions, parks, cultural experiences, and convenient Midwest amenities.

Travel RN Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,000–$2,100
• Assignment Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: November 23, 2026
• Location: Springfield, Illinois
• Healthcare Setting: Acute-care medical-surgical unit
• Nursing Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 12-hour day shifts
• Shift Hours: 6:45 a.m. to 7:15 p.m.
• Weekly Hours: 36 hours
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Call Requirement: None
• Patient Population: Adult and geriatric patients
• Orientation: 24 hours, including virtual at-home orientation activities on the first day
• Floating: Float within scope to support department and facility needs
• Electronic Medical Record: Cerner

Medical-Surgical RN Job Requirements

• Active Illinois Registered Nurse (RN) license in hand at the time of submission
• At least 2 years of recent medical-surgical nursing experience
• Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Experience caring for adult and geriatric patients in an acute-care hospital environment
• Clinical competency in IV therapy, phlebotomy, peripheral line care, and PICC line management
• Experience with blood product administration and isolation precautions
• Ability to manage a varied medical-surgical patient population and float within scope of practice
• Previous travel nursing experience is welcome; first-time travel nurses may be considered
• Previous charge nurse experience is preferred

Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care, patient assessments, medication administration, and patient education for adult and geriatric medical-surgical patients
• Care for patients with gastrointestinal bleeding, bowel obstruction, colon cancer, bowel resection, diverticulitis, cholecystitis, alcohol withdrawal, appendicitis, and pancreatitis
• Administer and monitor blood products, TPN, tube feedings, heparin infusions, and other prescribed therapies according to facility policy
• Perform or assist with NG tube insertion, IV initiation and maintenance, PICC line care, wound care, and colostomy or ileostomy care
• Apply isolation precautions and demonstrate safe use of personal protective equipment (PPE)
• Monitor telemetry and recognize changes in patient condition, escalating concerns through the appropriate clinical channels
• Collaborate with providers and interdisciplinary support services, including respiratory therapy, pharmacy, radiology, physical therapy, social services, and rapid response teams
• Document patient care accurately in Cerner and contribute to safe transitions of care
• Float to other departments or affiliated areas within demonstrated competency to support patient-care needs

Illinois Travel Nursing Opportunity

Join a collaborative healthcare team and build your experience through this acute-care travel nursing assignment in Springfield, Illinois. Apply now for this Medical-Surgical RN contract opportunity.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.