Travel RN - GI/Endoscopy

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Days, 4x10hrs
• Hours: 40 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Apr 28, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is seeking an experienced RN for a GI/Endoscopy position at a Level 1 Trauma Center in Illinois, requiring 3+ years of perioperative/endoscopy experience and an active IL RN license.

Details

• Hospital-based endoscopy unit within a Level 1 Trauma Center
• 4x10-hour day shifts, 7:00 AM–5:30 PM, Monday–Friday
• No weekend or on-call requirements
• Patients undergoing endoscopic procedures requiring moderate sedation, pre-op admission, and post-procedure recovery
• Charting performed in Cerner
• Floating is mandatory at the facility's discretion, including to locations up to 50 miles away and potentially outside primary area of competency — float notifications may be given as little as 2 hours before a shift
• 13-week contract

Requirements

• Active Illinois (IL) RN license required — pending licensure not accepted
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications required
• Minimum 3 years of perioperative or endoscopy nursing experience required
• Experience administering and recovering patients from moderate sedation required
• Experience in both pre-op admission and recovery required
• Proficiency in peripheral IV insertion required
• COVID vaccination (initial series) required — no exceptions

Additional Information

• Scrubs of any color are acceptable; scrubs are not provided by the facility
• Cerner EMR experience is beneficial given charting system in use
• RTO is capped at 5 days per contract, with no more than 2 consecutive days at a time
• RTO on weekends will not be approved
• No RTO on holidays or on the day immediately before or after a holiday
• Local candidates are preferred; candidates must reside within 75 miles of the facility — a different pay rate applies to local candidates
• No special scheduling requests or block scheduling will be accommodated