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Travel Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical Floor - Dixon, IL

Cross Country Healthcare logoCross Country Healthcare$2,269/wkContractPosted 3d agoStill open, checked every night

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This assignment posts $2,269 a week, the agency's gross: a taxable hourly rate plus housing and meal stipends. Open travel med-surg nurse assignments post a median of $2,030 a week, the middle half $1,855 to $2,214, across 1,260 assignments, so this one is above the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.

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About the job

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting 30 Nov 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,269 a week in all, a taxable rate of $27.84 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Medical Surgical Floor position on a night shift providing care to adult patients in an acute care setting. The role supports a typical nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:5, with potential assignment of up to six patients, and requires experience caring for patients with complex medical-surgical diagnoses.

Job Details

  • Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend and holiday coverage is typically required every other occurrence.
  • Required Qualifications:
  • Two years of medical-surgical nursing experience
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) - American Heart Association (AHA) certification
  • Experience with EPIC
  • Active Illinois nursing license or confirmation that the application process has been initiated
  • Additional Information:
  • Provides care for patients with diagnoses including non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, pneumonia, sepsis, and acute kidney injury.
  • Patient assignments typically follow a 1:5 ratio and may increase to 1:6.
  • Registered nurses are not required to titrate drips.
  • Telemetry monitoring is available; monitoring technicians read strips, and registered nurses sign off on strips throughout the shift.
  • Respiratory therapy equipment includes home units, with heated high-flow oxygen as the highest level of respiratory support.
  • Patient care technicians are available at an approximate ratio of 1:8.
  • One shift of department-specific orientation is provided.
  • Scrub color is flexible; close-toed shoes and appropriate hygiene are required.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

  • Private housing or generous housing allowance
  • Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
  • Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
  • Competitive salaries
  • Referral bonuses
  • Travel reimbursement
  • 401(k) retirement plan
  • Direct deposit/free checking
  • Unlimited free CE credits

From Cross Country Healthcare's job posting for Dixon, IL, checked 9 Nov 2026. The employer's own page is the final word on requirements and availability.

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About Cross Country Healthcare

National healthcare staffing company in Boca Raton, Florida, placing travel nurses, allied professionals and therapists, with local contract and per diem work too. Source: Cross Country, Travel FAQs

Based in Boca Raton, FLHires in 51 statesPay on its listings: 0.6% of its open jobs state an hourly rate

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