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Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Aug 17, 2026
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Length: 14 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Med/Surg night shift position requiring an active IL RN license and Epic charting experience at a Level 1 Trauma hospital.
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Work in the Medical/Surgical unit of a Level 1 Trauma hospital
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12-hour night shifts from 7:00PM to 7:30AM, three days per week
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36 hours per week scheduled
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Six weekend shifts required per six-week schedule
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Holiday coverage required every other holiday
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Float to similar units as needed
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Uses Epic EMR for charting
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Active IL RN license in good standing (temporary license accepted)
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BLS certification (American Heart Association)
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Minimum one year of relevant nursing experience
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ASN required, BSN preferred
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Epic charting experience required
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Level 1 Trauma hospital experience required
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Receive bedside shift report and validate safe patient room environment at start of shift
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Delegate patient care tasks to HCTs and validate completion throughout shift
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Complete assessments, vital sign interpretation, physician order completion, and admission/discharge documentation
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Perform hourly rounding and maintain care plan documentation for each assigned patient
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Administer medications following the 5 Rights: right patient, medication, route, dose, and time
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Maintain patient safety through fall precautions, pressure ulcer prevention, isolation precautions, and ambulation safety
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Use critical thinking and nursing judgment to identify and act on changes in patient condition
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Collaborate with the interdisciplinary healthcare team to coordinate patient care
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Facilitate timely admission, discharge, and testing completion for observation status patients
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Must reside more than 50 miles from the facility; local candidates not accepted
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RTO not to exceed 7 total days per 13-week contract
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Travel partners are not accepted for this assignment
