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Shift: Nights, 5x8hrs
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Hours: 40 hrs/wk
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Start Date: May 26, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring an LPN/LVN for a Medical-Surgical assignment at a correctional health facility in Cook County, IL, requiring an active Illinois LPN license and correctional or acute care experience.
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Work setting is a correctional health facility in Cook County, IL
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Medical-Surgical unit
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Night shift schedule: 5x8-hour shifts (23:00–07:30)
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Every other weekend (2 weekends per month) required
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Charting system is Cerner
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This is a mandatory float facility — all clinicians are required to float at the facility's discretion, including to units outside their primary area of competency and potentially to other Cook County facilities within 50 miles
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Free parking available on a first-come, first-serve basis
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Active Illinois LPN license required at time of consideration (no pending license); if schooling was completed outside of Illinois, recent corrections experience in IL is required
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Graduate of an accredited school of Practical Nursing
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Current BLS certification
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Successful completion of pharmacology/medication administration coursework in accordance with IDFPR Standards for Practical Nurses (documentation may be requested)
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1 year of recent full-time paid clinical experience in an acute care or ambulatory care facility preferred
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2 professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years required for consideration
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Proof of COVID vaccination required — no exceptions
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Candidates must reside more than 75 miles from the facility to qualify for travel rates; local candidates within 75 miles should inquire separately
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RTO is limited to a maximum of 5 days per contract, with no more than 2 consecutive days off at a time
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No RTO approved on weekends
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No RTO on holidays, or the day before or after a holiday
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No special or block scheduling requests will be considered
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When floated outside of primary competency area, a team-based care model is used
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Clinicians may receive float notifications as little as 2 hours before their shift
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Holiday coverage is required; calling out on a holiday may result in contract cancellation
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Navy blue scrubs required
