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Shift: Days, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Jul 21, 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 facility in Illinois, requiring an active IL LPN license and experience in acute or ambulatory care.
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Correctional health care facility setting
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Medical Surgical unit
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Day shift schedule: 3x12-hour shifts (11:00–23:30)
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Every other weekend (approximately 2 weekends per month) required
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Mandatory float facility — all clinicians are required to float at the facility's discretion, including to units outside their primary area of competency
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Charting on Cerner
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Free parking available on a first-come, first-serve basis
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13-week assignment
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Active Illinois LPN license required (no pending licenses accepted)
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Graduate of an accredited school of Practical Nursing in Illinois
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Current BLS certification
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Documented completion of an approved Pharmacology/Medication Administration course for Practical Nurses in accordance with IDFPR standards (documentation must be provided upon request)
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Minimum 2 years of recent full-time paid clinical experience in an acute care or ambulatory care facility preferred
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Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required — no exceptions; booster not required
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2 professional references from a supervisor within the past 2 years required for consideration
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License required if applicable
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Candidates must reside more than 75 miles from the facility to qualify for the travel pay rate
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Scrub color: Navy Blue
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RTO is capped at 5 days for the contract, with no more than 2 consecutive days off at a time
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RTO on weekends will not be approved
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No RTO on holidays or the day immediately before or after a holiday
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No special scheduling or block scheduling requests will be approved
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Clinicians may receive notice to float to another Cook County facility up to 2 hours before their shift; refusal to float may result in contract cancellation
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Float assignments may occur outside the clinician's primary area of competency; a team-based model will be utilized in those cases
