Travel RN - ICU

Travel RN - ICU

American Traveler

Decatur, Illinois, United States

Position ID: P-774720

Position status: Open

Assignment type: travel

Shift: Nights

Length (weeks): 13

Openings: 1

Start date: 2026-11-16

$2,275.00/week (estimated advertised weekly pay)

Description

American Traveler is seeking an ICU RN with cardiac or CVICU experience for a night shift assignment requiring at least 2 years of critical care experience and an active IL license.

Details

• 20-bed ICU with 1:2 patient ratios
• Night shift schedule (3x12 hours, 1800-0630)
• Required to work every other weekend
• No on-call requirements
• Floating required within the hospital or to affiliate facilities as needed
• Uses Cerner charting system

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required at time of application
• Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
• Current ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• AHA and Red Cross certifications accepted; RQI cards not accepted
• Cardiac monitoring and emergency response skills required, including dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and 12-lead EKG acquisition
• Pre/post cardiac catheterization and intervention experience required
• Chronic/acute renal failure experience required
• IV therapy skills required, including port access, arterial line management, blood product administration, central line care, PICC line management, and IV starts
• Experience with continuous IV sedation, emergency medications, and titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips required
• CVA/acute stroke management experience required
• Respiratory/thoracic skills required, including BiPAP and CPAP management, ventilator care, high flow nasal cannula, ABG interpretation, and ETT/NT suctioning
• Knowledge of infection prevention, isolation precautions/PPE, and code blue/rapid response protocols required

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to cardiac and complex ICU patients in a Level II Trauma Center
• Facility has 372 staffed beds
• Scrub color required is royal blue
• Parking permit required at no cost, arranged during orientation
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply
• Local candidates accepted with no radius restriction
• Previous permanent or PRN employees must be separated from the facility for at least 12 months before returning as a traveler
• Travel pairs are not accepted
• RTO should ideally be no more than 5 days
• Required to work 2 of the 3 major holidays

Hours per week: 36

Hours per shift: 12