
Med/Surg | RN
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Springfield, IL
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Sep 29, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $53.89
- Weekly
- $1,940
- Yearly (full-time)
- $100,880
- Contract length
- 13 weeks
- Start date
- October 19, 2026
This job pays about $53.89/hour — 17% 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.
Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Illinois right now
- 1,392 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Illinois from 7 agencies, 135 of them in Springfield.
- Pay in these listings: $9.66 – $99.07/hour, median $60.83/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Illinois: $46.15/hour ($95,992/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: AHS Staffing ($65.50/hour across 425 jobs).
Job description
Travel Medical-Surgical Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Day Shift Contract in Springfield, Illinois
Apply now for a Travel Med/Surg RN contract in Springfield, IL, with competitive weekly pay, day shifts, and Level I trauma experience. Join a collaborative acute care nursing team and provide compassionate care to adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients while expanding your clinical skills. Springfield is a welcoming state capital known for its historic landmarks, community parks, and convenient amenities.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,890–$1,990
- Location: Springfield, Illinois
- Healthcare Setting: Acute care hospital; Level I trauma and Magnet facility
- Nursing Specialty: Medical-Surgical Nursing
- Assignment Duration: 13 weeks
- Start Date: October 19, 2026
- End Date: January 18, 2027
- Schedule: 3x12-hour or 4x12-hour day shifts
- Shift Duration: 12-hour days, approximately 6:45 a.m.–7:15 p.m.
- Hours: 36 hours per week
- Weekend Schedule: Every other weekend
- Call: Not required
- Floating: Required within the Registered Nurse’s scope of practice to support facility needs
- Charting: Cerner experience preferred
- Patient Population: Adolescents, adults, and geriatric patients
Travel Registered Nurse Job Requirements
- Active Illinois Registered Nurse (RN) license in hand at the time of application
- Minimum of 2 years of medical-surgical nursing experience
- Current BLS certification; AHA and Red Cross certifications accepted
- Demonstrated PICC line management experience
- Experience starting and maintaining intravenous lines
- Willingness to care for tracheostomy and laryngectomy patients; previous experience is not required, but willingness to learn is essential
- Ability to manage up to a 1:7 patient ratio when needed
- Willingness to float within scope of practice and work the required weekend rotation
- Additional experience with surgical drains, wound care, feeding tubes, ostomy care, continuous bladder irrigation, blood product administration, and urinary catheter care is valued
Medical-Surgical RN Responsibilities
- Provide safe, compassionate nursing care to medical-surgical patients across adolescent, adult, and geriatric populations
- Complete nursing assessments, medication administration, care planning, patient education, and discharge support
- Manage PICC lines, central line dressings, peripheral IV insertions, infusions, and blood transfusions
- Perform dressing changes, drain care and removal, suture and staple removal, wound care, and wound-vac management
- Provide care for tracheostomy and laryngectomy patients, including suctioning and airway support
- Manage feeding tubes, ostomies, urinary catheters, suprapubic catheters, and continuous bladder irrigation
- Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to promote positive patient outcomes
- Accurately document patient care and clinical status using Cerner or other electronic health record systems
- Float to other units or affiliated locations as needed while practicing within the Registered Nurse’s scope and competencies
Apply now to join this Springfield, Illinois travel nursing opportunity and advance your medical-surgical RN career in a Level I trauma healthcare setting.
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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