Description

American Traveler is seeking an LPN/LVN for a Medical-Surgical assignment at a correctional facility in Cook County, IL, requiring an active Illinois license and experience in an acute care or ambulatory care setting.

Details

• Work setting is a correctional healthcare facility
• Medical-Surgical unit with a mandatory float policy — clinicians may be floated to any Cook County facility, including outside their primary area of competency, as needed and within a 50-mile range
• Scheduled for 12-hour day shifts (11:00–23:30), 3 days per week
• Every other weekend required (approximately 2 weekends per month)
• Charting via Cerner
• Free parking available on a first-come, first-serve basis
• Navy blue scrubs required

Requirements

• Active Illinois LPN/LVN license required at time of consideration (no pending licensure)
• Graduate of an accredited school of Practical Nursing
• Current CPR/BLS certification required
• Proof of completed pharmacology/medication administration coursework for Practical Nurses per IDFPR standards required
• 1 year of recent full-time paid clinical experience in an acute care or ambulatory care facility preferred
• Proof of COVID-19 vaccination required — no exceptions
• Candidates must reside more than 75 miles from the facility to qualify for travel rates

Additional Information

• This is a mandatory float facility — clinicians may be floated to various units, potentially outside their primary area of competency; a team-based care model is used when floated outside primary competency
• Float assignments may occur within the Cook County facility network and up to 50 miles away; clinicians may receive float notification as little as 2 hours before their shift
• RTO is limited to a maximum of 5 days per contract, with no more than 2 consecutive days at a time
• Weekend RTO will not be approved
• No RTO on holidays or the day immediately before or after a holiday
• Holiday coverage is required — call-outs on holidays may result in contract cancellation
• No block scheduling or special scheduling requests will be accommodated
• Local candidates are accepted; contact for local rate details