Med/Surg Tele | Registered Nurse

Med-Surg Tele Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Quincy, Illinois

Join a fast-paced acute care team as a Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Travel Registered Nurse in Quincy, Illinois. This 13-week travel nursing assignment offers the opportunity to care for diverse medical-surgical and surgical patients on a 48-bed inpatient surgical unit while working alongside supportive nursing, respiratory therapy, nursing aide, and virtual admission and discharge teams. Located along the scenic Mississippi River, Quincy is a welcoming, historic community with a relaxed Midwestern atmosphere and convenient access to outdoor recreation and local attractions. Apply now for this Illinois travel nursing opportunity.

Travel RN Job Details

• Job Specialty: Medical-Surgical/Telemetry Registered Nurse (Med-Surg Tele RN)
• Healthcare Setting: Acute care, inpatient surgical unit; Level II trauma environment
• Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing contract
• Location: Quincy, Illinois
• Start Date: November 23, 2026
• End Date: February 22, 2027
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,090–$2,200
• Nursing Schedule: Three 12-hour night shifts per week, approximately 36 hours weekly; shifts begin at 7:00 p.m.
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Holiday Requirement: Participation in the holiday rotation
• Call/Standby: None
• Floating: Like units only; higher-acuity assignments are limited to a helping role without a patient load
• Electronic Medical Record: EPIC
• Dress Code: Black scrubs
• Orientation: One 12-hour unit orientation shift; the first day may be 12–14 hours for orientation, competencies, and computer-based modules

Medical-Surgical Telemetry RN Requirements

• Current Registered Nurse license eligible for practice in Illinois
• At least 1 year of recent acute care nursing experience
• Recent medical-surgical and surgical nursing experience
• Experience caring for total joint replacement patients
• Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
• Current NIHSS certification
• EPIC experience required
• Ability to independently interpret telemetry strips; telemetry monitoring support is available
• Comfort working in a fast-paced acute care environment with complex and high-volume patient needs

Med-Surg Tele RN Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for medical-surgical and telemetry patients in a busy inpatient surgical unit
• Care for patients recovering from laminectomies, cervical fusions, joint replacements, abdominal surgeries, ostomy procedures, vascular procedures, amputations, and urgent operating room cases
• Manage patients with sepsis, diabetes, chronic pain, PICC lines, TPN and lipids, PCA pumps, epidurals, and intravenous antibiotics
• Monitor and interpret telemetry rhythms and escalate clinical changes appropriately
• Titrate heparin infusions according to protocol and safely administer narcotics and reversal medications
• Collaborate with providers, charge nurses, nursing aides, respiratory therapy, virtual nurses, and other members of the interdisciplinary care team
• Support patient admissions and discharges while maintaining accurate, timely documentation in EPIC
• Provide safe, compassionate care for a heavy patient assignment in a high-volume environment
• Complete required pre-start computer-based learning modules and unit competencies

Apply now to join this acute care travel nursing team as a Med-Surg Tele Registered Nurse in Quincy, Illinois.

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.