ICU RN
Chicago, Illinois
Presence Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center - Saint Mary Campus

RN Critical Care - Per Diem Nights

Location: Chicago, Illinois Employment Type: LTA Contract Length: 26 weeks Unit: ICU Shift: 12-hour shifts, 19:00 - 07:30 (per diem, no guaranteed hours)

Role Summary

The openings support anticipated staffing needs, holiday coverage, census fluctuations, and operational requirements. The Registered Nurse delivers safe patient care using the nursing process (assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation), directs patient and family teaching, and guides the activities of other nursing personnel. The RN is accountable for assigned patients, communicates changes in clinical condition (including hemodynamic monitoring, diagnostic results, and abnormal findings) to physicians, responds quickly to changes in condition, and maintains patient privacy and confidentiality.

Required Qualifications

• Current, valid Illinois RN license
• Minimum 1 year of ICU (Intensive Care Unit) experience as a staff RN in an acute care hospital, critical care
• ICU experience within the last year
• Current BLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• Current ACLS certification issued by American Heart Association or American Red Cross
• NIHSS certification
• DCI/BVP (workplace violence prevention) training
• Associate of Science in Nursing (ASN) or Associate Degree in Nursing (ADN)
• Driver's license
• Experience with Epic
• Nursys license verification
• Must be able to float to units of competency

Preferred

• Working holidays (highly preferred for holiday coverage)

Onboarding Requirements

Education and Testing

• Basic pharmacology exam and specialty exam: score 80% or higher (online course platform or similar)
• Core competencies exam: score 80% or higher
• Skills checklist (required for submission)
• Education verification (copy of diploma or transcripts accepted if third-party verification is unavailable)
• Onboarding education attestation, completed and submitted before clearance to start
• Workplace violence prevention training (DCI/BVP), online or via a free CDC resource

Health and Screening

• COVID-19: 2 vaccines and booster, or declination
• MMR: proof of 2 vaccines or positive titer
• Hepatitis B: record of 3 immunizations, immune titer, or declination (not accepted at some locations)
• Influenza vaccine or declination, required November 1, 2026 to March 31, 2027 (not accepted at some locations)
• Tdap (declination not accepted at some locations)
• Varicella: vaccination or titer showing immunity
• TB test within one year of start, plus annual TB questionnaire
• Physical/health statement stating clear to work, annually (within 60 days of start at some locations)
• 10-panel drug screen including THC, within 60 days of start
• Color blind test, annually
• Annual respirator fit test (3M 1860 series or other approved mask; must be completed before start in the IL region)
• Optional: positive PPD with negative chest X-ray

Background and Identity

• National criminal background check within one year of start (completed before beginning assignment in some states)
• Excluded Individual search (SAM/EPLS), with the search date visible
• OIG check
• Driver's license, state ID, or passport
• Social Security card (passport accepted if unavailable)
• Form I-9 (agency attestation accepted)
• Badge photo (JPEG, clear headshot on a plain background)
• Optional: notarized name affidavit for name discrepancies between credentials

Paperwork

• Resume, current and reflecting recent work history, required at offer acceptance
• Two references, one from a manager, direct leader, or supervisor (required for submission)
• Job description signed by the employee, dated within the year (agency form accepted)
• Essentials onboarding packet (found in the document library)
• Agency attestation, completed last
• Optional: COA, not required for per diem needs