Med Surg RN
Harvey, Illinois
Ingalls Memorial Hospital

Registered Nurse - Med Surgical

Location: Harvey, Illinois Employment Type: Travel/Contract Contract Length: 13 weeks Shift: Night, 3x12-hour shifts (18:45 to 07:15) Hours: 12 hours per day, 36 hours per week Ratio: 1:6 Offer Process: Auto offer

Schedule

• Rotating blocks of Fri/Sat/Sun or Sat/Sun/Mon
• Every other weekend required
• Not open to accommodating a different block schedule
• Time off (RTO) limited to 7 days maximum

Experience

• Required: 1 year in the specialty, or in a unit of comparable or higher acuity
• Floating: Required. Travelers may be asked to float to other units.
• First-time travelers: Accepted
• Local candidates: Accepted
• Pending licenses: Not accepted

Required Qualifications

• Education: ADN or BSN, plus RN licensure, verified through a third-party vendor (or diploma/transcript if verification is not possible)
• State license verification: Primary source verification within 30 days of start, using the state licensing board website when available. All disciplinary actions must be disclosed.
• NURSYS verification: Completed within 30 days of start
• BLS: Required for all candidates. Only AHA provider and AHA RQI are accepted. Other RQI providers are not accepted.
• ACLS: Required. Only AHA provider and AHA RQI are accepted. Other RQI providers are not accepted.
• NIH Stroke Certification: Required as applicable
• Employment application: Current resume covering the last 7 years of employment. Gaps longer than 30 days must be explained.
• References: 2 required
• Work history verification: 7 years of employment. Third-party or in-house verification accepted. Must be fully completed 2 Fridays before start.
• Skills checklist: Required for the assigned unit and any float units. Updated annually.
• Background check: 7-year check (including all aliases, sex offender, national and federal criminal, OFAC, and international checks if the candidate has traveled abroad in the last 7 years) run within 30 days and updated annually. Attestations not accepted.
• HHS/OIG and EPLS/GSA/SAM: Required within 30 days of start. Attestations accepted for pending searches.
• Drug screen: Negative 9-panel within 30 days of start. Instant results accepted. Not required annually.
• Physical exam: Within 1 year, updated annually. Physician statement must confirm good physical health.
• Fit test: Within 1 year of start, using 3M 1860 (size S/R), 3M 1870+, or 3M 9205+
• TB screening: Negative PPD, QuantiFERON (Qgold), or T-SPOT within 1 year of start, updated annually. Positive TB results require a clear chest X-ray within the past 12 months and a TB questionnaire.
• Tdap: Proof of vaccination within 10 years, or declination. TD is not accepted in place of Tdap.
• Measles, mumps, and rubella: Positive IgG titer, or 2 vaccines given at least 28 days apart. IgM titers are not accepted.
• Hepatitis B: Positive IgG titer, or a 3-dose series. Declination allowed.
• Varicella: Positive IgG titer, or 2 vaccines at least 28 days apart, or declination.
• Flu vaccination (2026-27 season, 10/1 to 3/31): Required. Declinations not accepted. Religious or medical exemptions require facility approval, which typically takes about 1 week. Candidates without approved documentation on file by 12/1 may be removed from the schedule.
• COVID vaccination exemptions: Religious or medical exemptions require facility-specific forms, submitted at least 1 week before the document due date.
• Badge photo: Passport-style, plain background, forward-facing, no headgear
• Orientation modules: About 2 hours, required before clearance or start

Time-sensitive: Tdap, TB screening, and measles, mumps, rubella, hepatitis B, and varicella documentation must be completed within 2 business days of signing the contract.

Preferred Qualifications

• NIHSS (NIH Stroke Scale)

Unit-Specific Certifications

These apply only if assigned to the listed units.

• PALS: Required for specific RN/unit positions
• CPI (Crisis Prevention Institute): Required for all ER and Behavioral Health clinical candidates. May possibly be completed onsite twice per month.
• NRP: Recommended for Nursery, NICU, and L&D
• TNCC: Recommended for ER
• EFM: AWHONN Intermediate recommended for L&D