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

Registered Nurse (RN) | Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care
Location: Dixon, IL
Agency: Concentric Healthcare Staffing
Pay: Competitive weekly pay (inquire for details)
Contract Duration: 13 Weeks
Start Date: ASAP

About the Position

Job Title

Registered Nurse (RN) – ICU

Location

Dixon, IL | Acute Care

Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Night Shift (7:00 PM – 7:00 AM) | Every other weekend and every other holiday expected

Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 6-bed ICU setting with a 1:3 nurse-to-patient ratio, managing common diagnoses including STEMI, third-degree heart block, COPD, CHF, pneumonia, sepsis, COVID, and influenza
• Manage patients on ventilators, temporary pacemakers, balloon pumps, BiPAPs, and hemodynamic monitoring equipment
• Titrate vasoactive and cardiac drips including Cardizem, dopamine, dobutamine, insulin, Levophed, vasopressin, nitroglycerin, nicardipine, and neosynephrine
• Review and sign off on telemetry monitor strips three times per shift in collaboration with monitor technicians available 24/7
• Float to areas such as Med/Surg, ED, or behavioral health as needed, based on candidate's existing experience
• Adhere to facility drug-free campus policy, including a negative drug screen for all panels

Required Qualifications

• Active Illinois RN license (or confirmation that the application process has been initiated)
• BLS certification required
• ACLS certification required
• Demonstrated experience caring for patients on ventilators, temporary pacemakers, balloon pumps, and hemodynamic monitoring
• Experience titrating critical care drips
• Must live more than 50 miles from the facility to be eligible for standard contract rates

Preferred Experience / Skills

• PALS certification preferred
• NIH Stroke Scale certification preferred
• Experience with respiratory therapy equipment ranging from nasal cannula to mechanical ventilation
• Prior ICU experience with high-acuity cardiac and pulmonary patient populations

Why Join Us

• Work in a well-supported ICU environment with charge nurse and house supervisor coverage, nurse aides, monitor technicians, and a multidisciplinary team including PT, OT, SLP, and respiratory therapy
• Low call/standby burden — on-call is not required, and low-census occurrences are not common