Med Surg Travel Nurse

Travel RN Med Surg Nurse in Herrin, IL

This Med Surg travel nurse job in Herrin, Illinois, with Advantis Medical is a 13-week Travel Med Surg Registered Nurse (RN) contract at SIH Herrin Hospital. This role pays $2,215 per week and follows a Nights shift with a 3x12 schedule.

As the Med Surg registered nurse on this assignment, you'll prioritize care across a varied medical-surgical caseload, administer ordered medications and treatments, educate patients and families, and manage admissions, discharges, and safe care transitions.

• Facility: SIH Herrin Hospital
• Location:
  
  Herrin, IL 62948
• Contract Length: 13 Weeks
• Shift: Nights (3x12)

• Manage a varied caseload of patients with acute and chronic medical-surgical conditions, including postoperative care when assigned
• Perform thorough assessments and monitor for changes in condition, escalating concerns promptly
• Administer medications, IV therapy, and treatments as ordered
• Coordinate admissions, discharges, and transfers with the interdisciplinary care team

• 2+ years of recent Med Surg experience.
• Must hold all required certifications and licenses as mandated by Illinois and national regulatory bodies.

• Day One Benefits, Medical, Dental, Vision & 401(k)
• Relocation and Travel Reimbursement
• Dedicated team to help with state licensing & renewals
• Weekly Direct Deposit
• $1,000 Referral Bonus + $250 Bonus for Your Referral

Single-state license required. Illinois is not a Nurse Licensure Compact state, so you'll need a state-specific license. Our licensing team handles endorsement and renewals for you.

Inside southern Illinois' compact hospital cluster, Herrin, IL shares coverage through Herrin Hospital, which works alongside regional coverage with facilities in Carbondale, Marion, and Murphysboro, and travelers often bounce between contracts across the group. The caseload runs rural: emergency coverage and medical-surgical work for patients from coal-country towns across the region. Housing is inexpensive throughout the area, and the four cities sit close enough that one rental covers any assignment among them.

Crab Orchard Lake spreads just south with fishing, boating, and quiet shoreline, the area's defining off-shift landscape. The restored Orpheum Theatre anchors Herrin's small downtown. The Fiesta Days festival each spring fills the streets, a tradition running since the town's Italian immigrant era.

At Advantis Medical Staffing, we take great pride in our commitment to caring for travel nurses. We are dedicated to connecting nurses with the best travel nursing jobs nationwide, while providing exceptional service that fosters a trusted partnership for life. Our mission is to deliver the "Gold Standard" in service—not only by securing your first assignment but by advocating for your long-term career goals and well-being.