Neuro Med-Surg Acute RN
Peoria, IL
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Days

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Oct 26, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Neuro Med-Surg Acute unit, requiring Level 1 trauma experience and prior travel nursing experience.

Details

• Acute care setting in a 54-bed Neuro Med-Surg unit with semi-private rooms
• Patient population includes stroke, spine surgery, seizure, brain tumor, head injury, and other neuroscience cases, with some medical overflow
• Nurse to patient ratios of 1:4-5 on days and 1:5-6 on nights
• Charge nurse and house supervisor available 24/7, with charge nurse not typically taking an assignment
• Nurse aides/patient care techs present with ratios of 1:9-10 on days and evenings, 1:10-12 on nights
• House-wide telemetry monitoring using Phillips monitors, so RNs are not required to read their own strips
• RNs required to titrate drips, including heparin based on PTT
• High flow oxygen used rarely for stable COVID patients
• 12-hour day shifts
• Every other weekend (Saturday and Sunday) and every other holiday required
• No call or standby requirement
• Floating required in rotation with staff, typically to general unit floor
• Uses EPIC EMR

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required
• BLS (AHA) and NIHSS certifications required
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience required
• Level 1 trauma experience required
• Prior dedicated neuro unit experience required
• Previous travel nursing experience required (no first-time travelers)
• Heparin drip titration experience required
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Negative drug screen required for all panels

Additional Information

• Provide direct patient care for a variety of neuroscience diagnoses with some medical overflow
• 2-day unit-specific orientation including computer and unit orientation with an educator, plus 1 day with a preceptor caring for patients
• No scrub color requirement, but tattoos must be covered and only ear piercings are permitted while on duty
• Local candidates considered, with local rate applying to clinicians with a permanent address within 50 miles of the facility
• No radius restriction for general eligibility
• COVID vaccination not required for this facility
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this position