Location: Springfield, Illinois
Facility Type: Acute care hospital, Level I trauma center, Magnet designated
Total Staffed Beds: 562
Unit Census: Average daily census of 10 across 4 rooms/beds
Assignment Details
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: Day, 5x8 hours (6:15 AM to 2:45 PM), 40 hours per week
Guaranteed Hours: Up to 36 hours may be called off over the 13-week assignment. Being placed on call in place of a call-off counts as a call-off.
On-Call: 1-2 nights a week and every 5th weekend
Schedule: Open to block schedule requests, to be discussed with the manager
RTO Restrictions: Ideally no more than 5 days
Local Candidates: Accepted, with no radius restriction
First-Time Travelers: Accepted
Parking: Permit required at no cost, completed during orientation
Scrubs: Provided
Required Qualifications
Valid RN license in Illinois
CVOR experience of 1 year, obtained within the last year
BLS issued by American Heart Association or RQI
Associate of Science in Nursing / Associate Degree in Nursing
Experience working with Level 2 Trauma patients
Experience working with Adult patients
Experience in a Teaching Hospital setting
Experience in the general operating room (OR)
Atrial Septal Defect (adult) repair
Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
ECMO
Femoral Cannulation
Intra-Aortic Balloon Pump
Left Ventricular Assist Device
Background and Compliance
Background check within 30 days of start, covering all locations lived or worked in the past 7 years, updated annually. Must include SSN trace, counties, states, national criminal, national sex offender, and FACIS Level 3. All aliases required.
EPLS/GSA/SAM and HHS/OIG checks within 30 days prior to start, including all aliases
Initial degree verification required; unofficial or official transcript accepted if verification is pending
Illinois state searches within 30 days of start: Department of Corrections inmate search, child murderer/violent offender against youth registry, and most wanted (must show all 20 fugitives)
Illinois abuse registry search: not required
Driver's license or state ID copy required
Safety manual acknowledgment required
Code of conduct to be reviewed and signed within 7 days of contract signing
Badge photo due by the Monday before start, in color, from mid-shoulders up, on a plain dark blue or dark gray background, with no filters
Badge name confirmation required
Computer-based learning modules due by 4 PM CST on the first day of orientation
Health Requirements
Physical exam: Completed within a year of start, signed by an MD, NP, PA, DC, APN, FNP, or DO, stating good physical and mental health, free of communicable disease, and able to perform core functions without restrictions. Not updated annually. Labs due within 7 days of contract signing.
Fit testing: Required. Acceptable masks: 3M 1860 small or regular, 1870, or 1870+. PAPR users do not need clearance documentation. Cannot be completed onsite.
TB: 2-step PPD, TSPOT, or QuantiFERON within a year of start. TB questionnaire required and updated annually.
Measles, mumps, rubella: Two MMR vaccines, a positive titer, or a signed declination
Hepatitis B: Vaccine series, a positive titer, or a signed declination
Varicella: Two varicella vaccines, a positive titer, or a signed declination
Drug screen: 9-panel within 30 days of start. Dilute results are not acceptable and require a second screen.
Flu vaccine: Required by 11/30 for the 2026-27 season, either vaccinated or with an approved medical or religious exemption. Declinations are not accepted.
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