Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit - $1,860 per week

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

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 10/04/2026
• Duration: 12 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary:
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) registered nurse position in Evanston, Illinois. This role involves providing specialized critical care to patients with neuro and stroke needs, working rotating day/night shifts. The assignment offers a dynamic environment that requires flexibility, strong clinical skills, and experience with electronic charting systems.

Job Details:

• Schedule: 36 hours per week, rotating day and night shifts.
• Required Qualifications: Illinois licensure, Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). Minimum of 2 years of ICU experience, specifically in Neuro and Stroke, with experience in EPIC electronic charting. Must have a passed EKG test of 80% or higher at submission.
• Preferred Qualifications: None listed.
• Float: Must be flexible to float to other units and potentially other facilities such as Skokie, Highland Park, and Glenbrook.
• Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend.
• On-Call Requirements: None.
• Holiday Requirements: As needed.
• Notes: Submission must include an updated resume, Skills Checklist completed within 12 months, one reference completed within 12 months, and Illinois license verification. Orientation is scheduled on Mondays, with 8 hours paid at orientation. Credentials are due Thursday before start date.

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 #1300103. Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36.0 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

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus