Posted 10/10/2026 · Job #527838
Tele RN- Kankakee, Illinois
Job Description
Travel Telemetry Registered Nurse (RN) – Kankakee, Illinois
Join an experienced acute-care team as a Travel Telemetry Registered Nurse in Kankakee, Illinois. This 13-week travel nursing contract offers the opportunity to provide cardiac monitoring and compassionate patient care in a supportive medical telemetry unit. Care for patients with cardiac, pulmonary, neurological, and other complex medical conditions while enjoying small-town charm, riverfront recreation, local dining, and convenient access to the greater Chicago region.
Travel Nursing Job Details
- Location: Kankakee, Illinois
- Assignment Type: Travel nursing contract
- Start Date: December 14, 2026
- Assignment Duration: 13 weeks, ending March 15, 2027
- Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,020-$2,130
- Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
- Shift: 12-hour day shifts, approximately 5:00 a.m.-5:30 p.m.; typically three shifts per week
- Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
- Holiday Requirement: Every other holiday
- Call Requirement: None
- Charting System: EPIC electronic medical record
- Uniform: Caribbean-colored scrubs
Telemetry Registered Nurse Requirements
- Current Registered Nurse (RN) license in Illinois, in hand at the time of submission
- At least 1 year of recent acute-care or medical telemetry nursing experience
- Current BLS certification
- Recent EPIC electronic medical record experience
- Valid driver’s license
- Ability to work every other weekend and holiday as scheduled
- Strong cardiac monitoring, patient assessment, communication, and critical-thinking skills
- Previous travel nursing experience preferred
Travel RN Responsibilities
- Provide safe, compassionate nursing care for patients on a 31-bed medical telemetry unit
- Manage an average nurse-to-patient assignment of approximately 1:5-6
- Monitor and interpret telemetry rhythms and promptly communicate changes in patient condition
- Care for patients with congestive heart failure, stroke, chest pain, diabetes, pneumonia, COPD, detox-related needs, and other cardiac conditions
- Care for patients recovering from radial-band and femoral cardiac catheterization procedures
- Administer and monitor ordered medications and infusions, including Lasix, heparin, Bumex, Protonix, and octreotide
- Document assessments, interventions, and outcomes accurately in EPIC
- Collaborate with providers, centralized telemetry technicians, nursing assistants, respiratory therapy, and the interdisciplinary care team
- Float to medical floors or step-down areas when needed to care for patients appropriate for the telemetry level of care
Apply now to pursue this Illinois travel nursing opportunity as a Telemetry Registered Nurse in Kankakee.
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.
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