Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $1,655 per week

Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Chicago, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/31/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary:
The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) specialty position located in Chicago, Illinois, involves working in a 30-bed ICU that encompasses Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU), Neuro Intensive Care Unit (Neuro ICU), and Surgical ICU. This role demands critical care expertise, including managing complex neuro and surgical patients, performing bedside procedures, and supporting patients on advanced respiratory and vasoactive support. The position offers an opportunity to work at a comprehensive stroke center with a focus on acute and critical patient management.

Job Details:

• Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, minimum of 36 hours per week, starting 08/31/2026.
• Required Qualifications: Illinois licensure, BLS (Basic Life Support), ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), NIHSS (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale), ICU experience, knowledge of bedside procedures such as intubation, extubation, central line placement, arterial line placement, chest tube insertion, thoracentesis, transesophageal echocardiography (TEE), and cardioversion. Experience managing ventilated patients, patients on bipap/avaps, and vasoactive medications.
• Preferred Qualifications: Open heart surgery experience (CABG, valve surgeries, abdominal aortic aneurysm repairs), comprehensive stroke care (EVD, thrombectomy, TNK), experience managing assist devices such as intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP), Impella, CRRT (Prisma), prone positioning, and initiation/maintenance of paralytics with TOF/BIS monitoring.
• Additional Information: Floating is an expectation of this contract. No Requests for Time Off (RTO) during holidays. Associates must be able to assist with bedside procedures including intubation, central line and arterial line placement, chest tube insertion, thoracentesis, and cardioversions. The role requires managing patients with diverse critical conditions such as sepsis, GI bleed, COPD, CHF, DKA, and managing invasive hemodynamic monitoring.

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

Cross Country Job ID # . Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: Registered Nurse / Intensive Care Unit

About Cross Country Nurses

You care for others — we’re here to care for you. At Cross Country, we know travel nursing is about more than just the job. It’s about building a career that supports your lifestyle, your values, and your impact. We offer competitive pay, full benefits, and 24/7 support from a team that truly understands what it means to be on the front lines. Wherever your journey takes you, we’re with you every step of the way. Let’s build your best life — one assignment at a time.

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus