Registered Nurse (RN) - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $34-54 per hour

Medical Solutions Direct Hire is seeking a Registered Nurse (RN) ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a nursing job in Macomb, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Duration: Ongoing
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Staff

ICU Registered Nurse (RN)
Direct Hire | Full-Time | Day or Night Shift

Pay Range:

$34.00 - $54.00

A patient-focused healthcare organization is hiring an ICU Registered Nurse (RN) for a permanent, full-time opportunity in a 7-bed Intensive Care Unit. This role offers the opportunity to provide high-quality critical care in a collaborative environment with low nurse-to-patient ratios, strong interdisciplinary support, and access to advanced respiratory and cardiac monitoring equipment.

Position Overview

· Permanent, full-time role

· 7-bed Intensive Care Unit (ICU)

· 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio

· Day and night shift opportunities available

· Nihon Kohden telemetry monitoring system (RNs interpret their own strips)

· ICU staff primarily remain within the unit with occasional floating support opportunities

Shift Details

· 12-hour shifts

· Day shift: 7:00 AM – 7:30 PM

· Night shift: 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM

· Schedules posted 6 weeks in advance

· Block scheduling may be accommodated upon request

Weekend & Holiday Requirements

· Every third weekend for night shift staff

· Every other weekend for day shift staff

· Workweek runs Sunday through Saturday

· Holiday requirements negotiable; willingness to work holidays appreciated

· No call or standby requirements, though picking up additional shifts is appreciated

Unit Features

· ICU is primarily total patient care

· Charge nurse may take patient assignments

· Clinical Care Coordinator support on day shift

· House Supervisor support available during nights and weekends

· Hospitalist and Nurse Practitioner available daily and on-call overnight

· ER and anesthesia teams assist with emergent situations including intubations

· Cardiopulmonary physician support available for intubations as needed

· Respiratory Therapy (RT) available in-house 24/7

· Equipment includes ventilators, BiPAP, and Vapotherm

Patient Population & Common Diagnoses

· COPD

· Atrial fibrillation (AFIB)

· Post-operative patients including colon resections

· Diabetic patients

· COVID-19 patients

· Occasional alcohol withdrawal cases

· Suicidal patients

· Gastrointestinal (GI) bleeds

Common Drips & Clinical Responsibilities

· Manage and titrate critical drips including Cardizem, Levophed, and Insulin

· Provide care for minimally sedated and ventilated patients

· Monitor cardiac rhythms and interpret telemetry strips

· Deliver compassionate, high-quality critical care in a fast-paced ICU environment

· Collaborate with interdisciplinary teams to ensure positive patient outcomes

· Maintain accurate and detailed patient documentation

Floating Requirements

· ICU staff may occasionally float to Med-Surg/Acute Care units with a 1:4 ratio

· Travelers generally remain in the ICU

· Core staff may float between units as needed

· Both ICU and Med-Surg units operate under the same director and utilize the same charting format

Requirements

· Active Registered Nurse (RN) license

· Minimum of 2 years of nursing experience required

· ICU experience strongly preferred

· CPR Certification (Required)

· ACLS Certification (Required)

· PALS Certification (Required – may be obtained onsite)

· Strong critical thinking and assessment skills

· Experience titrating ICU drips required

Scrub Color / Dress Code

· Pewter-colored scrub tops or jackets

· Black pants, shoes, and socks

· Colored tops permitted if the outermost layer is pewter

Orientation & Training

Comprehensive orientation process includes:

· Day 1: 12-hour shift focused on HR onboarding, infection control, computer-based learning, and equipment training with Staff Development

· Day 2: Additional 4 hours of unit orientation and Staff Development

· Day 3: 12-hour precepted shift on the floor for hands-on patient care experience

Why This Opportunity

This role is ideal for an RN seeking hands-on ICU experience in a supportive, team-oriented environment with strong leadership support and low patient ratios. Nurses benefit from interdisciplinary collaboration, advanced respiratory support resources, and opportunities to care for a wide variety of critical care patients.

Job Type

Full-time

Benefits

· Health insurance

· Dental insurance

· Vision insurance

· Paid time off

· Retirement plan

· Career advancement opportunities

Work Location

In person

Selected candidates will be contacted directly to discuss experience, background, and next steps in the interview process.

Please contact Eric Solomon at to learn more about this exciting opportunity.

About Medical Solutions Direct Hire

At Medical Solutions, we’re people who care, helping people who care. No matter how you look at it, there’s a whole lot of care going on in our world and that’s just the way we like it. What do we do? Medical Solutions is one of the nation’s largest providers of total workforce solutions in the healthcare industry, connecting nurses and allied health clinicians with hospitals and healthcare systems across the country and around the corner. Through our family of brands, we also serve a segment of clients outside of the healthcare space. And we’re the very best at what we do. You’ll love our culture that’s filled with heart and soul. As a company and employer, we’re sincerely and unabashedly us. We lead as humans first and believe the unique qualities of each team member make us better together. We share a purpose for helping others and the drive to make a difference. And we offer endless opportunities for personal and professional growth, throughout your career. At Medical Solutions, you’ll find a great place to work and a career home. We’ve received Best Places to Work awards, landed top industry awards, and received accolades for the impact we’ve made in business and within our community. But the only way to really get to know us, is to join us. We think you’ll fit right in.

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