Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care in Quincy, IL

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care
Location: Quincy, IL
Agency: Malone Healthcare
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Shift Information: 3 days x 12 hours
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job ID: 903845

Job Title


RN (Registered Nurse) - ICU

Location


Quincy, IL | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type


Contract | Night Shift | Three 12-hour shifts per week starting at 7:00 PM | Every other weekend required (Saturday & Sunday) | Holiday rotation with core staff

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 16-bed Medical/Surgical ICU (MICU/SICU) at a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio
• Manage complex, critically ill patients including those requiring CRRT (PrismaFlex), TTM (Arctic Sun), rotaprone, mass transfusions, ECMO, 24-hour EEG monitoring, EVD, and LP drain
• Titrate ICU drips including Precedex, pressors, anti-arrhythmics, and sedation agents
• Assist with and/or perform bedside procedures including tracheostomies, chest tube insertion, bronchoscopies, arterial line insertion, sheath pulls post-heart catheterization, and organ procurement
• Interpret cardiac telemetry strips using Draeger monitoring systems; collaborate with on-unit telemetry monitor technicians
• Float as a help-all to PCU or CVICU as needed (infrequent); participate in unit orientation including computer-based modules and competency completion on day one

• Active RN licensure in Illinois or compact state equivalent
• Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS
• Experience in a Level I or Level II Trauma Center
• Prior experience in a hospital with 300 or more beds
• Ability to titrate drips and manage high-acuity ICU patient populations independently

• Heavy cardiac experience strongly preferred
• Experience with CRRT (PrismaFlex) highly preferred
• Experience pulling sheaths post-cardiac catheterization preferred
• Familiarity with trauma presentations including drownings, MVAs, spinal injuries, and tractor rollovers

• Work alongside a 24/7 in-house intensivist and hospitalist team (MD & NP) as well as respiratory therapy staff dedicated to the ICU/PCU around the clock
• Schedules are posted six weeks in advance with no on-call or standby requirements, offering a degree of predictability in your work-life balance