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

Job Summary

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) position providing care for critically ill patients in an acute care setting. The role involves managing complex clinical conditions, supporting advanced therapies, and collaborating with an interdisciplinary care team. The schedule consists of 12-hour night shifts.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; weekend and holiday coverage is typically required every other occurrence.
• Required Qualifications: At least 1 year of experience; active Illinois license or confirmation that the application process has been initiated; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA); Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA); demonstrated ability to care for patients receiving ventilator support, temporary pacemakers, balloon pumps, hemodynamic monitoring, bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP), and titratable intravenous medication infusions.
• Preferred Qualifications: Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient assignments typically follow a 1:3 ratio for actual intensive care patients.
  • Common patient conditions include ST-elevation myocardial infarction, third-degree heart block, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, pneumonia, sepsis, and influenza.
  • Required clinical skills include titrating medications such as diltiazem, dopamine, dobutamine, insulin, norepinephrine, vasopressin, nitroglycerin, nicardipine, and phenylephrine.
  • Respiratory equipment ranges from nasal cannula support through mechanical ventilation.
  • Monitor technicians are available, and registered nurses review cardiac rhythm strips three times per shift.
  • One full shift of department-specific orientation is provided.
  • Scrubs may be any color; closed-toe shoes and good personal hygiene are 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