Critical Care RN
Chicago, IL
American Traveler
3x12 hrs, Nights

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Aug 31, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 3

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced RN for a Critical Care position in a comprehensive stroke center ICU, requiring Epic experience and advanced skills in CRRT, CABG, stroke, and TNK management.

Details

• 30-bed ICU combining Neuro ICU, Surgical ICU, and Medical ICU within a comprehensive stroke center
• 13-week assignment with a night shift schedule from 19:00-07:30
• Required to work every other weekend and every other holiday
• If a sick call occurs on a scheduled weekend (Friday 7p-Monday 7am), the associate must work the following weekend as well
• Floating is an expectation of this contract if ICU census is low
• Epic EMR experience required

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required
• Current BLS certification (American Heart Association or Red Cross)
• Current ACLS certification (American Heart Association or Red Cross)
• Current NIHSS certification required
• Workplace Violence Prevention training (DCI/BVP) required, completed via Relias, Healthcare Staffing Hire, CDC resource, or similar
• Required Epic EMR experience
• Experience assisting with bedside procedures including intubation/extubation, central line placement, arterial line placement, chest tube insertion, thoracentesis, TEEs, and cardioversions
• Experience managing patients on ventilators, BiPAP/AVAPS, and other oxygen delivery methods, as well as multiple vasoactive medications
• Experience caring for patients undergoing general surgical, stroke/neuro (craniectomy, hemicraniectomy, spinal surgery), cath lab, and interventional radiology procedures
• Experience managing sepsis, GI bleed, COPD, CHF, and DKA patients
• Ability to interpret invasive hemodynamic values (CO/CI/SVV/CVP/SvO2)
• Preferred: open heart surgery experience (CABG, valve surgeries, AAA)
• Preferred: comprehensive stroke experience (EVD, thrombectomy, TNK)
• Preferred: experience managing patients on assist devices such as IABP, Impella, and CRRT (Prisma)
• Preferred: experience with prone positioning and initiation/maintenance of paralytics with TOF/BIS monitoring
• DOB and SSN required for consideration

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing across neuro, surgical, and medical ICU patient populations in a comprehensive stroke center
• No RTO permitted during holidays
• Assignment includes coverage for high-acuity procedures and advanced hemodynamic monitoring