Med Surg Neuro RN
Decatur, IL
GHR Healthcare
3x12 hrs

Travel Med/Surg Registered Nurse (RN) – 13-Week Contract in Decatur, Illinois

Join a medical-surgical travel nursing job in Decatur, IL, providing telemetry and acute-care nursing for adult and geriatric patients.

Take your medical-surgical nursing expertise to Decatur, Illinois, where you will support adult and geriatric patients in an acute-care setting. This travel Registered Nurse (RN) assignment offers the opportunity to care for a diverse medical population, collaborate with multidisciplinary teams, and strengthen your experience with complex medical-surgical and telemetry cases. Decatur is a welcoming central Illinois community with convenient access to parks, local dining, cultural attractions, and regional destinations.

Medical-Surgical Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $1,890-$1,990
• Assignment Length: 13 weeks
• Start Date: October 26, 2026
• Schedule: Four 12-hour day shifts per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour days, approximately 6:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Call Requirement: None
• Patient Population: Adults and geriatric patients
• Typical Daily Census: Approximately 35 patients
• Patient Assignment: Approximately 6-7 patients
• Charting: Cerner experience required
• Orientation: Approximately 24 hours, including virtual pre-start orientation and required modules
• Floating: Required within the nurse's scope of practice to meet department and hospital needs

Travel Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Active Illinois Registered Nurse (RN) license in hand at submission
• Minimum 2 years of recent medical-surgical nursing experience
• Previous travel nursing experience required; first-time travelers are not accepted
• Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS certification
• Telemetry and cardiac monitoring experience, including remote monitoring and dysrhythmia management
• Experience with Cerner electronic medical records
• Experience caring for medically complex adult and geriatric patients
• Ability to provide care in a Level II trauma environment preferred
• Strong communication, clinical judgment, organization, and teamwork skills

Med/Surg Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for adult and geriatric medical-surgical patients in an acute-care setting.
• Assess patients, develop and implement individualized care plans, and evaluate outcomes.
• Monitor cardiac rhythms and recognize changes requiring intervention.
• Respond to changes in patient condition and participate in rapid response and emergency care.
• Manage patients with conditions including heart failure, renal failure, acute kidney injury, diabetes, diabetic ketoacidosis, sepsis, gastrointestinal bleeding, infections, cellulitis, osteomyelitis, shortness of breath, falls, and neurologic diagnoses.
• Provide pre- and post-hemodialysis care and support patients receiving peritoneal dialysis.
• Perform and manage peripheral IVs, PICC lines, central-line blood draws, port access, blood product administration, and phlebotomy.
• Administer and monitor medications and therapies including heparin, insulin, patient-controlled analgesia, and IV therapies.
• Provide respiratory support and monitoring involving nasal cannula, oxygen masks, portable oxygen, high-flow nasal cannula, CPAP/BiPAP, non-invasive airway management, oral suctioning, and tracheostomy care.
• Deliver wound care, wound-vac management, colostomy and ileostomy care, feeding-tube care, surgical-drain management, and continuous bladder irrigation as indicated.
• Collaborate with respiratory therapy, physical therapy, IV teams, pharmacy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, and other interdisciplinary partners.
• Document assessments, interventions, medication administration, and patient response accurately in Cerner.
• Float within scope of practice and maintain safe, compassionate care across assigned departments.

Apply now for this medical-surgical travel nursing opportunity in Decatur, 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.