Travel Nurse RN - Intensive Care Unit (ICU) / Critical Care - $1,787 per week in Chicago, IL

Care for patients undergoing general/GI surgical procedures, stroke/neuro procedures (craniectomy, hemicraniectomy, spinal surgeries), cath lab interventions, interventional radiology procedures, and managing sepsis, GI bleed, COPD, CHF, and DKA. Assist with bedside procedures including intubation/extubation, central line placement, arterial line placement, chest tube insertion, thoracentesis, TEEs, and cardioversions .

TravelNurseSource is working with Malone Healthcare to find a qualified ICU/Critical Care RN in Chicago, Illinois, 60803!

Job ID: 873924

Estimated Weekly Gross: $1,787.77

Job Title

RN - Critical Care (ICU) | Travel Nurse
Location

Chicago, IL | Acute Care
Schedule / Job Type

Contract | Nights | Every other weekend and every other holiday required
Key Responsibilities

• Provide direct patient care in a 30-bed ICU encompassing Neuro ICU and Surgical ICU populations
• Manage patients on ventilators, BiPAP/AVAPS, and other oxygen delivery methods, as well as patients on multiple vasoactive medications
• Assist with bedside procedures including intubation/extubation, central line placement, arterial line placement, chest tube insertion, thoracentesis, TEEs, and cardioversions
• Care for patients undergoing general/GI surgical procedures, stroke/neuro procedures (craniectomy, hemicraniectomy, spinal surgeries), cath lab interventions, interventional radiology procedures, and managing sepsis, GI bleed, COPD, CHF, and DKA
• Interpret invasive hemodynamic values including CO/CI/SVV/CVP/SvO2
• Float within the unit as needed during low census periods; no requested time off during holidays

Required Qualifications

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license
• BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
• EPIC EMR experience required
• Demonstrated knowledge and experience with CRRT, CABG, and stroke/TNK protocols
• Prior ICU experience managing complex, critically ill patients across neuro and surgical populations

Preferred Experience / Skills

• Open heart experience including CABG, valve surgeries, and AAA
• Comprehensive stroke experience including EVD management and thrombectomy
• Experience managing patients on assist devices such as IABP, Impella, and CRRT (Prisma)
• Experience with prone positioning and initiation/maintenance of paralytics including TOF/BIS monitoring

Why Join Us

• Opportunity to work in a high-acuity, specialized ICU environment caring for a diverse and complex patient population
• Gain experience across Neuro ICU and Surgical ICU settings within a dynamic acute care facility