GHR Healthcare is seeking a travel nurse RN Med Surg for a travel nursing job in Peoria, Illinois.
Job Description & Requirements
- Specialty: Med Surg
- Discipline: RN
- Start Date: 10/12/2026
- Duration: 13 weeks
- 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12 hours
- Employment Type: Travel
Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Assignment | 12-Hour Nights in Peoria, IL
Join an experienced acute-care team as a Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN) on a 13-week travel nursing assignment in Peoria, Illinois. This on-site travel RN opportunity supports an adult cardio-thoracic and telemetry unit caring for patients with complex cardiac and pulmonary conditions. Use your telemetry nursing expertise, EKG interpretation skills, and medication-titration experience while working alongside supportive nursing, respiratory therapy, patient care, and monitor technician teams.
Located in central Illinois along the scenic Illinois River, Peoria offers a welcoming community with a vibrant downtown, local dining, cultural attractions, and convenient access to outdoor recreation. This is an excellent opportunity for experienced nurses seeking Illinois travel nursing jobs and acute-care RN assignments.
Travel RN Job Details
- Assignment Type: 13-week travel nursing assignment
- Location: Peoria, Illinois
- Estimated Weekly Pay: $2,130-$2,250
- Start Date: October 12, 2026
- End Date: January 11, 2027
- Schedule: 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12-hour night shifts, typically 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
- Holiday Requirement: Rotating holidays
- Call Requirement: None at this time
- Patient Population: Adult acute-care telemetry and cardio-thoracic patients
- Charting: EPIC
- Floating: May float to other general medical units
Telemetry Registered Nurse Job Requirements
- Active Illinois Registered Nurse (RN) license or confirmation that the application process has been initiated
- At least 1 year of recent registered nursing experience in telemetry, cardiac, cardio-thoracic, or acute-care settings
- Current BLS certification from the American Heart Association
- ACLS certification is recommended
- Strong EKG interpretation and cardiac rhythm-monitoring skills
- Ability to titrate medications, including Cardizem and heparin, according to facility protocols
- Ability to provide care for patients with myocardial infarction, congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, COPD, pacemakers or AICDs, chest tubes, and post-operative thoracic conditions
- Commitment to maintaining a drug-free workplace standard
Telemetry Nursing Responsibilities
- Provide comprehensive nursing care to adult telemetry and cardio-thoracic patients during 12-hour night shifts
- Assess patients, develop and implement individualized plans of care, and evaluate clinical outcomes
- Continuously monitor cardiac rhythms and accurately interpret telemetry strips using Philips monitoring equipment
- Safely administer and titrate medications, including Cardizem and heparin, as ordered
- Care for patients with cardiac, pulmonary, medical, and post-operative diagnoses, including patients with chest tubes
- Recognize changes in patient condition and promptly communicate concerns to providers and the interdisciplinary care team
- Collaborate with patient care technicians, monitor technicians, respiratory therapists, providers, and other nurses to support safe, coordinated patient care
- Document assessments, interventions, medication administration, and patient responses accurately in EPIC
- Follow unit, hospital, and regulatory standards for infection prevention, patient safety, and professional nursing practice
Apply now for this Telemetry Registered Nurse travel assignment in Peoria, Illinois, and join a supportive acute-care healthcare team.
Benefits
401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision
Equal Opportunity
We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.
GHR Healthcare Job ID #522702. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Tele
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