Travel Surgical ICU RN - $2,218 per week

American Traveler is seeking a travel nurse RN SICU - Surgical Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Peoria, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: SICU - Surgical Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: ASAP
• 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: Aug 31, 2026
• Length: 13 weeks
• Openings: 1

Description

American Traveler is hiring a Surgical ICU RN with Level I trauma experience for a 13-week night shift assignment requiring active IL RN licensure.

Details

• Acute care Surgical ICU (SICU) unit with 13 beds
• Nurse-to-patient ratios typically 1:2, with occasional 1:1 or 1:3
• Patient population includes post-surgical, open abdomen, multi-system trauma, and endovascular cases
• RNs are required to titrate drips including pressors, sedation, paralytics, and insulin
• RNs are responsible for reading and interpreting their own telemetry strips
• Charge nurse and 24/7 house supervisor support available on each shift
• Nurse aides/patient care techs on unit at a 1:10 ratio
• Intensivist in house approximately 0700-1900 with telemedicine and on-call attending support after hours
• Respiratory therapy in ICU 24/7 with vent, CPAP, and BiPap equipment
• Uses EPIC EMR
• 12-hour night shifts from 7:00 PM to 7:30 AM
• Weekend requirement of 6 shifts within a 6-week period
• Holiday coverage required every other holiday
• No call or standby requirements
• Floating required to lower levels of care, including Stepdown (3 patients) or general medicine (5-6 patients) units
• 13-week assignment

Requirements

• Active IL RN license required, or confirmation that the application process has been initiated
• Current BLS and ACLS certifications (AHA) required
• Minimum 1 year of RN experience required
• Level I trauma center experience required
• Prior ICU experience required
• BSN not required for this position
• Must pass a negative drug screen for all panels as OSF is a Drug-Free Campus

Additional Information

• Provide critical care nursing to post-surgical, trauma, and endovascular patients in a Level I trauma ICU setting
• Receive unit-specific orientation including 8 hours of EPIC and systems training, 8 hours with an educator, 4 hours of shadowing, and 12 hours with a preceptor on the unit
• No specific scrub color or dress code requirements
• Local rate available for clinicians with a permanent address within 50 miles of the facility
• No radius rule restricting eligibility for the position
• COVID vaccination is not required for this facility

American Traveler Job ID #P-743965. 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: Travel RN - Surgical ICU

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