Travel ICU RN - $2,226 per week

American Traveler 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: 09/01/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Travel

Assignment Overview

• Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
• Hours: 36 hrs/wk
• Start Date: Sep 1, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an ICU position at a Level I Trauma Center in Illinois, requiring a minimum of 2 years of recent ICU experience and an active IL RN license.

Details

• Night shift position working 3x12-hour shifts, 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
• ICU setting within a Level I Trauma Center and teaching hospital
• Charting is performed in Cerner, experience required
• Every other weekend (2 weekends per month) required
• No on-call requirements
• This is a mandatory float facility — clinicians should expect to float regularly and without a guaranteed home unit
• ICU RNs may float between Burn ICU, CCU, Medical ICU, SICU, and Neuro ICU, and may occasionally be asked to float to med-surg units to support staffing
• Clinicians may be required to float to other Cook facilities within a 50-mile radius, with as little as 2 hours' notice before shift start
• If floated outside of primary competency, a team-based care model will be in place to ensure appropriate support
• No block scheduling is permitted

Requirements

• Active IL RN license in hand (no pending licenses accepted)
• Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
• Minimum 2 years of recent acute care ICU experience required
• Cerner EMR experience required
• Proficiency in ICU skills including: IV therapy, arterial line management, central line care/management, BiPAP/CPAP management, ventilator management, care of ventilated patients, ABG interpretation, ETT/NT suctioning, continuous IV sedation, titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and management of multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
• Isolation precautions/PPE compliance required
• COVID vaccination proof required — booster not required
• Two professional references from supervisors at the two most recent employers required prior to consideration
• First-time travelers are welcome to apply

Additional Information

• Orientation and first precepting shift will be on day shift
• Scrubs are navy blue and are not provided by the facility
• RTO is capped at 5 days maximum, with no more than 2 consecutive days off
• No RTO is permitted on weekends, on holidays, or the day before or after a holiday
• All RTO must be submitted at the time of profile submission
• Candidates living within 75 miles of the facility are considered local and are accepted — local candidates are preferred
• Returning resources are required to complete full recredentialing and attend orientation again, regardless of the length of any break in contract
• EndoTool experience is preferred

American Traveler Job ID #P-737093. 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: Travel RN - ICU

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