Travel Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit Medical - Peoria, IL

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr days, 36 hours a week, starting November 9, 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,168 a week in all, a taxable rate of $25.03 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit Medical. The position provides care for critically ill patients in an acute-care intensive care setting, including patients requiring ventilator support, arterial and central lines, and titratable vasoactive medications. The role requires advanced critical-care assessment skills, telemetry interpretation, and collaboration with the interdisciplinary care team.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Active Illinois nursing license or confirmation that the application process has been initiated; minimum of 1 year of experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) certifications from the American Heart Association (AHA); ability to interpret electrocardiogram (EKG) strips; proficiency with arterial and central lines; ventilated-patient care experience; and advanced knowledge of titrating vasopressors.
• Schedule: Day shifts of 12 hours, generally 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Every other weekend is required.
• Additional Information: The intensive care unit cares for critically ill patients with conditions including sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS), pneumonia, acute kidney injury (AKI), alcohol withdrawal, overdose, and respiratory infections. The nurse-to-patient ratio is generally 1:2. Nurses are responsible for reading and interpreting telemetry strips, troubleshooting ventilator and respiratory-support equipment, and titrating vasoactive and cardioactive medications according to prescribed parameters. Unit orientation includes electronic health record training, educator instruction, shadowing, and precepted clinical experience.

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