Travel Registered Nurse - Medical Surgical Floor - Jacksonville, IL
Cross Country Healthcare$2,125/wkJacksonville, ILContractPosted 3d agoStill open, checked every night- Nurse-to-patient ratio 1:6
- 12-hour shifts
- Travel
- BLS
- ACLS
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How this pay compares
This assignment posts $2,125 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 within the middle half of what they post. Staff pay is hourly and carries no stipends, so it is not set beside it.
What Illinois law requires of the employer
- Nurse staffing committee or plan: Illinois hospitals must run a nursing care committee and follow a written unit-by-unit staffing plan with minimum nurse-to-patient needs. 210 ILCS 85/10.10(c)(1) (source: 210 ILCS 85/10.10(c)(1))
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About the job
Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting 21 Dec 2026.
Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,125 a week in all, a taxable rate of $23.83 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.
Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Medical-Surgical Floor. The role provides care for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in a medical-surgical setting with a typical 1:6 patient ratio. Responsibilities include supporting observation and inpatient care, initiating intravenous access, managing telemetry and respiratory needs, and floating between two medical-surgical units as required.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week; three shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, including every other weekend.
- Required Qualifications:
- Minimum 1 year of medical-surgical nursing experience
- Current Illinois nursing license or active application in process
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
- Experience starting and maintaining intravenous lines
- Ability to provide care for adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
- Experience with Cerner charting
- Teaching healthcare setting experience
- Community healthcare setting experience
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information:
- Patient assignments are typically 1:6 on days, nights, and weekends.
- Nursing staff may float between observation and inpatient medical-surgical units.
- Clinical responsibilities include telemetry monitoring, dysrhythmia management, oxygen therapy, wound care, postoperative orthopedic care, renal and dialysis-related care, chest tube management, feeding tube care, and tracheostomy care.
- Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, pharmacy, and unit secretary support.
- First-time travelers are accepted.
- On-call coverage is not required.
- Flu vaccination is required, with medical or religious exemptions permitted.
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, 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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