Local PRN Travel Nursing in Chicago

[claire07bear]

Hi I am an RN working out of Rockford, Illinois area and am interested in local Travel Nursing in the Chicago area.I am making about 25.00/hr in the Rockford area as a staff RN. I have contacted several companies with PRN work. I am mainly interested in Favorite Nursing, they have a lot more local PRN work/contracts as compared to the other companies. I know the market for Travel Nurses is low and they are not making as much as previous. Does anyone know about how much a PRN/travel nurse might make or expect to make working out of Chicago, traveling about an hour to an hour and a half away from my home. Thanks for any feedback, this is my first post.

[NedRN]

The agencies are not telling you what they will pay you? That's strange.

Travel nursing in general is not low, but there is a lot more per diem in Chicago than travel. That is just the culture there. I would do per diem since you are so close and if you have mutual love with a hospital, see if they will put you on the schedule so your shifts are solid.