Travel RN - Pediatric ICU

Travel RN - Pediatric ICU

American Traveler

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-10-19

$2,733.04/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Pediatric ICU/Stepdown RN for a unique children's hospital unit requiring vent, trach, and G-tube experience and an active IL RN license.

Details

• Work in a specialized inpatient pediatric unit with 39 beds caring for all specialties
• Patient population ranges from 2 weeks to 18 years old, with 50-60% having some form of technology dependence
• Acute care unit caring for chronically ill patients, including those with tracheostomies and chronic ventilators; no drips or surgical patients
• Patient ratio of 1:3-4
• Night shift, 4x12 hours (19:00-7:30); 3x12 schedules also accepted
• Scheduled every other weekend
• No on-call requirements
• Floating within scope required to meet facility needs
• Open to block scheduling requests

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required in hand at time of consideration (compact licenses not accepted)
• BLS and PALS certifications required
• Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
• 1:4 patient ratio experience required
• Vent, trach, and G-tube care experience required
• Meditech charting system experience required
• Skills in respiratory care, care of ventilated patients, tracheostomy care, and management of gastric tubes required
• Flu vaccine required, with medical and religious exemptions accepted

Additional Information

• Provide direct care to pediatric patients with chronic illnesses and technology dependence, including tracheostomies and ventilators
• Peds-themed scrubs encouraged; any clean, neat scrub color accepted
• Free parking available in shared lots on facility grounds
• First-time travelers are not accepted for this role
• RTO must be approved and included in the contract prior to start; no additional RTO may be added once the contract begins
• Local candidates accepted at the same rate as travelers
• Pending license candidates accepted
• Previous staff members of the facility or affiliated clinics are not eligible for this travel assignment

Hours per week: 48

Hours per shift: 12