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Med/Surg | Registered Nurse

GHR HealthcareDanville, ILTravel
Agency
GHR Healthcare
Location
Danville, IL
Job type
Travel
Profession
Registered Nurse (RN)
Industry
Nursing & Healthcare
Posted
Sep 25, 2026

Pay breakdown

Hourly
$60.14
Weekly
$2,165
Yearly (full-time)
$112,580
Contract length
13 weeks
Start date
October 12, 2026

This job pays about $60.14/hour — 30% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Illinois ($46.15/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.

Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 36 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.

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Job description

Travel Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (RN) – Night Shift Assignment

Travel Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse needed in Danville, Illinois, for a 13-week acute-care assignment starting October 12, 2026. Join an experienced medical-surgical and telemetry nursing team caring for adult patients with congestive heart failure, diabetes, and end-of-life needs. This on-site travel nursing job offers 36 guaranteed hours per week in a welcoming east-central Illinois community with parks, cultural attractions, and convenient access to outdoor recreation.

Travel Nursing Job Details

  • Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,110–$2,220
  • Nursing Specialty: Medical-Surgical Nursing
  • Healthcare Setting: Acute-care medical-surgical and telemetry unit
  • Location: Danville, Illinois
  • Start Date: October 12, 2026
  • Assignment Duration: 13 weeks
  • Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
  • Shift: 12-hour nights, 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
  • Scheduling: Every other weekend and every other holiday rotation
  • Call Requirement: None
  • Orientation: Typically two shifts
  • Electronic Medical Record: EPIC
  • Dress Code: Navy blue scrubs

Medical-Surgical RN Job Requirements

  • Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in Illinois or an active Illinois RN license application in progress
  • At least 1 year of recent medical-surgical nursing experience in an acute-care setting
  • Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications
  • Ability to provide safe, compassionate nursing care for adult medical-surgical patients
  • Experience with telemetry monitoring and recognizing changes in patient condition
  • Ability to float to a medical-surgical unit and, as needed, provide care for general overflow patients in the ICU
  • Successful completion of required onboarding, including a drug screening

Travel Nurse Responsibilities

  • Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate individualized nursing care for acute-care medical-surgical patients
  • Care for patients with congestive heart failure, diabetes, other acute heart failure conditions, end-of-life needs, and additional medical diagnoses
  • Monitor telemetry using SpaceLabs equipment and promptly communicate significant rhythm or patient-status changes
  • Administer medications and treatments safely; continuous drip titration is not required on this unit
  • Collaborate with providers, respiratory therapists, patient care technicians, charge nurses, and other interdisciplinary healthcare team members
  • Provide patient and family education, discharge support, and compassionate end-of-life care when appropriate
  • Document assessments, interventions, and patient outcomes accurately in EPIC
  • Maintain safe staffing practices while caring for approximately four to five patients on nights, based on census and staffing
  • Float to designated units when needed to support patient care and hospital operations

Apply now to join this Illinois travel nursing assignment and bring your medical-surgical expertise to an acute-care healthcare team in Danville.

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.

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