Travel Medical-Surgical RN (Stroke-Certified) — Nights, Carbondale, IL (13-week Contract)

Job ID: Unspecified

Location: Carbondale, IL
Start Date: August 24, 2026
Duration: 13 weeks (contract/travel)
Shift: Nights (three 12-hour shifts)
Hours/Rate: $2,052 / 36 hours

Required:

• Registered Nurse, stroke certified
• Minimum 2 years RN experience
• Able to work three 12-hour night shifts, every other weekend and every other holiday

Unit/Patient Population:

• 4 Medical: 25-bed unit (11 private, 7 semi-private)
• Primary population: stroke patients (mostly non-TPA)
• Also admits comfort care/hospice, post-operative patients (including amputations), patients with drains, chest tubes, and feeding tubes
• Manages heparin drips, wound care, altered mental status, CIWA, AKI, dialysis patients, and COPD exacerbations

Staffing/Ratio:

• Typical nursing ratio: 5:1 on days; 5–6:1 on nights
• Occasional assignment of one total care patient per nurse

Duties:

• Provide direct medical-surgical nursing care to the above patient mix
• Manage IV drips (including heparin), wound care, post-op monitoring, tube and drain care
• Assess and manage altered mental status, CIWA protocols, AKI, dialysis coordination, and COPD exacerbations
• Coordinate care for stroke patients and support comfort care/hospice needs
• Communicate with interdisciplinary team and document per facility standards