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

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, with cardiac experience is needed for a 12-hour night-shift assignment in an adult critical care setting. The role supports a 20-bed unit with 1:2 patient ratios and requires expertise in cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia management, ventilator care, vasoactive medication titration, and acute cardiac and respiratory conditions.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts from 6:00 PM to 6:30 AM, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of experience; active Illinois nursing license in hand; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; experience with cardiac monitoring, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, 12-lead electrocardiograms, pre- and post-cardiac catheterization care, acute and chronic renal failure, intravenous therapy, central and arterial line management, blood product administration, continuous intravenous sedation, cardiac and vasoactive medication titration, acute stroke management, ventilator care, bilevel positive airway pressure, continuous positive airway pressure, high-flow nasal cannula, arterial blood gas interpretation, suctioning, infection prevention, isolation precautions, personal protective equipment, and code blue or rapid response.
• Preferred Qualifications: Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU) experience preferred. Experience with cardiac devices and procedures, including Impella, intra-aortic balloon pump, temporary pacing, chest tubes, and epicardial pacing wires, is preferred. Electronic charting system experience is preferred.
• Additional Information:
  • Every-other-weekend coverage is required.
  • Patient ratios are 1:2 in the Intensive Care Unit and may be up to 1:5 when assigned to an intermediate care team.
  • The role may care for adults with chest pain, congestive heart failure, atrial fibrillation, non-ST-elevation myocardial infarction, dysrhythmias, post-cardiac interventions, cardiogenic shock, stroke, respiratory failure, pulmonary embolism, renal failure, and gastrointestinal bleeding.
  • Clinical responsibilities may include cardiac catheterization recovery, intubation, defibrillation, temporary pacing, telemetry, chest tube care, and ventilator management.
  • No on-call coverage is required.
  • The assignment is scheduled from 12/07/2026 through 03/08/2027.
  • Influenza vaccination is required; medical and religious exemptions are accepted. COVID-19 vaccination is not required.

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