ICU Registered Nurse
Freeport, IL
Host Healthcare
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

ICU RN Travel Job - Illinois

Location: Freeport, Illinois
Contract Length: 13 weeks
Shift: 12-hour shifts (7:00 AM - 7:30 PM or 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM)
Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
Holiday Requirement: Holiday rotation
Floating Requirements: Yes, may float to MedSurg, Tele, ER with full patient load

Unit Details

• ICU with 8 beds
• Nurse-to-patient ratio: 1:2-3 (some patients lower acuity)
• Common diagnoses: Sepsis, General Medical, General Surgical, Stroke (TNK), DKA, Pneumonia, Alcohol withdrawal, Post cath recovery (radial/femoral sites)
• No CVOR or abdominal surgical patients
• Balloon pump cases handled by core staff
• ICU RNs expected to run codes (Code Blue Command RN experience a plus)
• Telemetry attached to unit; RNs responsible for monitoring strips (no monitor tech)
• Hospitalist coverage 24/7 (in-house during the day)
• RT equipment available

Required Qualifications

• Illinois RN license
• Minimum 2 years ICU experience (higher value from description)
• ACLS and BLS certifications required
• NIHSS certification required
• Experience with titrating drips (Levo, Neo, Propofol, Fentanyl, Precedex, Insulin, TNK, etc.) and medication mixing
• Prior travel experience highly preferred (not explicitly required but strongly preferred)
• Meditech experience a plus
• Phlebotomy skills and Code Blue Command RN experience are a plus

Additional Information

• Charge nurse role involves assignment and nursing supervision
• Care support staff (CNA/unit secretary) available when acuity warrants
• Department-specific orientation: 2 shifts (12 hours each) with documentation resource
• Scrub color: Any professional color
• Staffing is census-based; at least one nurse on staff even without patients (rare)
• ER nurse may be used as backup
• No call or standby requirement for agency nurses

This position is ideal for ICU RNs with solid critical care experience who are comfortable running codes, titrating drips, and working in a telemetry ICU setting. Prior travel experience is preferred.