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

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Dec 8, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring an experienced ICU RN for a Level 1 Trauma Center requiring 2 years of recent acute care ICU experience and mandatory floating across multiple critical care units.

Details

• ICU setting within a Level 1 Trauma Center
• Night shift schedule: 3x12-hour shifts, 7:00 PM-7:30 AM
• No block scheduling or special scheduling requests permitted
• Every other weekend required (2 weekends per month)
• Mandatory float facility - ICU RNs float between Burn ICU, CCU, Medical ICU, SICU, and Neuro ICU
• May be asked to float to Med-Surg units to support staffing needs
• First week consists of orientation and a precepting shift on day shift
• Uses Cerner charting system
• No on-call requirements

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required in hand at time of consideration
• Current certifications: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 2 years of recent acute care ICU experience required
• Cerner charting experience required
• Skilled in IV therapy, arterial line management, and central line care/management
• Experience with ventilator management, BiPAP/CPAP, ABG interpretation, and suctioning (ETT, NT)
• Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips, including continuous IV sedation
• Cardiac monitoring and emergency response skills, including dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• Experience managing patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Proficiency with isolation precautions and PPE
• EndoTool experience preferred
• Two professional references required from most recent employers prior to start, with one from the most recent employer
• Proof of COVID vaccination required with no exceptions

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to ICU patients across multiple specialty units
• Floating is standard and frequent; no guaranteed home unit, with potential float assignments outside primary competency supported by a team-based care model
• May float to other Cook facilities within 50 miles, with as little as 2 hours notice prior to shift start
• Refusal to float may result in assignment cancellation
• Scrub color is flexible, any color accepted
• RTO limited to 5 days maximum with no more than 2 consecutive days, no RTO on weekends, and no RTO surrounding holidays
• Contract may be canceled if a call-out occurs on a holiday
• Returning clinicians must undergo full recredentialing and orientation, even if the break in contract was less than 30 days
• Local candidates accepted; considered local within a 75-mile radius of the facility
• First-time travelers are not considered for this assignment