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 ICU units.

Details

• Night shift, 3x12 hours (7:00 PM - 7:30 AM), no block scheduling
• Every other weekend requirement (2 weekends per month)
• Mandatory float facility - ICU RNs float between Burn ICU, CCU, Medical ICU, SICU, and Neuro ICU
• May be required to float to Med-Surg units if needed for staffing
• First week consists of orientation and a precepting shift on day shift
• No guaranteed home unit - floating is standard and frequent across all units within specialty
• May be requested to float to facilities within 50 miles with as little as 2 hours notice
• Uses Cerner charting system
• Level 1 Trauma Center setting

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required in hand upon consideration (no pending licenses)
• Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• 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 BiPAP/CPAP management, ventilator management, and care of ventilated patients
• Able to interpret arterial blood gases (ABGs) and perform ETT/NT suctioning
• Experience with continuous IV sedation and titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips
• Skilled in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management
• Experience managing patients with multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Knowledge of isolation precautions and PPE use
• EndoTool experience preferred
• Two professional references required from supervisors within the past 2 years, from most recent employers

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing in a Level 1 Trauma Center ICU environment
• Team-based care model implemented when floated outside primary area of competency
• Refusal to float may result in assignment cancellation
• RTO limited to 5 days max with no more than 2 consecutive days, and no RTO on weekends
• No holiday RTO permitted, and no RTO the day before or after a holiday
• Contract may be subject to cancellation if a call-out occurs on a holiday
• Lab work must be completed within 72 hours of accepting the assignment
• Proof of COVID vaccination required with no exceptions; booster not required
• Returning clinicians must undergo full recredentialing and reattend orientation regardless of break length
• Local candidates accepted and preferred within 75-mile radius of the facility
• First-time travelers are not considered for this role