ICU Registered Nurse
Galesburg, IL
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary:
The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) registered nurse position is based in Galesburg, Illinois. This role involves providing specialized patient care within a 6-bed ICU unit, focused on critical care for adult patients. The position requires delivering high-quality nursing services during night shifts, with responsibilities centered around managing complex clinical conditions in a fast-paced environment.

Job Details:

• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM, minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Active Illinois registered nurse license or confirmation that the application process has been initiated, BLS (Basic Life Support) certification, ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support) certification, and a minimum of 2 years of critical care nursing experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with EKG interpretation, titration of vasopressors, ventilator management, and insulin drips.
• Department: Medical Surgical Intensive Care Unit (ICU) with 6 private beds.
• Certifications: BLS (AHA), ACLS (AHA).
• Facility Notes: Local rate applies to clinicians with permanent addresses within 50 miles of the facility. No specific color scrubs required.
• Additional Information:
  • Floating to intermediate care may be required.
  • Unit uses EPIC electronic charting system.
  • Nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:4 or 1:5.
  • Common diagnoses include sepsis, post-surgical bowel resection, COPD, DKA, and community-acquired pneumonia.
  • Critical skills include EKG interpretation, vasopressor titration, ventilator management, and insulin drips.
  • No holidays or weekend work are required aside from every other weekend, moving to every third weekend starting July 24th.
  • Provider manages vasopressors, paralytics, BiCarb, and insulin drips with in-house hospitalist coverage.

Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits