Medical Surgical RN

SUMMARY:

* Job Title: Medical Surgical RN
* Profession: Registered Nurse
* Specialty: RN - Medical Surgical
* Job Type: Contract / Travel
* Location: Carbondale, IL
* Start Date: Aug 24, 2026
* Duration: 13 weeks
* Shift: Nights
* Rate: $2,052/36 hours

REQUIREMENTS:

* RNs who are stroke certified
* able to do three 12-hour shifts
* every other weekend
* every other holiday
* 2+ years of experience

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

* 4 Medical is a 25-bed unit, 11 are private rooms and 7 semi-private.
* Nursing ratio is 5:1 on days and 5-6:1 on nights, with nurses occasionally having 1 total care patient.
* We get a wide variety of patients, but our biggest population is stroke patients; we get most strokes that don't need TPA and comfort care or hospice patients.
* We also get a variety of post-operative patients, including amputations, drains, chest tubes, and feeding tubes.
* We get heparin drips, wound care, altered mental status, CIWA patients, Aki, dialysis, and COPD exacerbations.