Travel Nurse RN - Med Surg / Telemetry - $3,087 per week

Prime Time Healthcare Nursing is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg / Telemetry for a travel nursing job in Rock Island, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: Med Surg / Telemetry
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 11/30/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 48 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Med-Surg/Telemetry Float RN | UnityPoint Health — Quad Cities

Schedule & Locations

• Orientation: 11/30, 12/14, or 12/28.
• Every other weekend | No call.
• Required to float across Rock Island, Moline, Bettendorf, and Muscatine.
• Must work 1–2 of 3 winter holidays—Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year’s—unless the unit is closed.
• Locals accepted through 12/31/2026, per updated notes.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 15 months of IMCU, PCU, Stepdown, Med-Surg, or Med-Tele experience.
• First-time travelers accepted.
• Active Illinois RN license at submission.
• Iowa license or qualifying compact license also required. If pending, apply upon offer acceptance and provide proof.
• Epic, central line, and heparin/insulin/cardiac drip experience required.
• BLS and ACLS listed; AHA preferred, with ARC or U.S. military certificates also accepted in detailed notes.
• Respiratory patient experience highly preferred.
• Charge/preceptor experience preferred; may be asked to perform either role.

Unit & Clinical Expectations

• 48-bed unit.
• Ratios: Days 1:5–6; nights 1:6–7.
• Orthopedic, bariatric, pneumonia, CHF, COPD, general medical-surgical, and cardiac patients.
• Titrate heparin and non-DKA insulin; cardiac drips on Stepdown.
• Chest tubes, Femstops, tracheostomies, CBIs, drains, and central lines.
• Patient care technician support.
• Scrubs: Black or navy blue.

Submission Requirements

• Resume with all gaps over 30 days explained.
• Specialty-specific skills checklist.
• 1 supervisory reference completed within the past 24 months.
• License verification dated within 30 days.
• Driver’s license.
• Interviews may arrive by phone/text from a 405 area code.

About Prime Time Healthcare Nursing

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Health savings account
• Referral bonus
• Medical benefits
• Dental benefits
• Vision benefits