ICU Registered Nurse
Chicago, IL
GHR Healthcare - PH Division
3x12 hrs

Job Opportunity: Registered Nurse (ICU) - Travel/Contract

Location: Chicago, Illinois
Contract Length: 13 weeks

Position Details

• Specialty: Registered Nurse - ICU
• Shift: 3x12 hour shifts (7:00 AM - 7:30 PM), no block scheduling
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend (2 weekends per month)
• Call Requirements: None
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Float Requirement: Mandatory float within ICU units (Burn ICU, CCU, Medical ICU, SICU, Neuro ICU) and possibly to Medical-Surgical units as needed
• Orientation: First week on day shift (orientation and precepting)

Experience & Certification Requirements

• Years of Experience: Minimum 2 years of recent acute care experience in ICU
• Certifications Required:

  • BLS (Basic Life Support)
  • ACLS (Advanced Cardiac Life Support)
  • NIH Stroke Scale Certification (required for ICU RNs)

Licensure & Location

• License: Pending licenses are NOT accepted
• Locals Accepted: Yes, locals preferred; must live within 75 miles of the facility

Facility Highlights

• Level 1 Trauma Center
• Charting system: Cerner
• Scrub color: Navy Blue

Additional Requirements & Compliance

• Background checks covering all locations lived/worked/schooled in past 7 years, updated annually
• Various certifications and competency exams required, including medication/pharmacology competency, color blind testing, dysrhythmia/EKG competency (preferred for ER RNs)
• Physical exam within 12 months of start, updated annually
• Fit mask test (N95 or equivalent) required annually
• Immunizations and health documents required:

  • Tdap (within 10 years or signed declination)
  • Negative TB test (QGold or TSPOT within 12 months)
  • MMR (Measles, Mumps, Rubella) vaccination or positive titer
  • Hepatitis B series, titer, or signed declination
  • Varicella vaccination or positive titer
  • Seasonal flu vaccination or approved exemption (required during flu season)
• Negative 9-panel drug screen within 90 days of start, updated annually
• Completion of facility-specific forms and rules of behavior

Notes

• No prior travel experience explicitly required for this position
• Must be willing and able to float as per facility needs within ICU and possibly other units
• No call or holiday release time off (RTO) allowed on weekends or days adjacent to holidays

This position is ideal for ICU RNs with at least 2 years of recent acute care experience seeking a travel contract in a Level 1 Trauma Center environment with a structured float requirement.