What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel RN - Cardiovascular ICU position at American Traveler?
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
- Hours: 36 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Aug 17, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is seeking a travel RN for a Cardiovascular ICU position at a Level II Trauma facility in Illinois, requiring ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications with a preference for open heart and CRRT experience.
Details
- Acute care setting in a Cardiovascular Intensive Care Unit (CVICU)
- Level II Trauma facility
- Patient population includes post-PCI, post-bypass, and CHF patients
- RNs are required to titrate drips
- Sheath pulling experience preferred; CRRT highly preferred
- Charting system: Allscripts
- Draeger telemetry monitors are used on the unit; RNs are required to interpret their own strips (monitor tech also present)
- 24/7 intensivist and hospitalist (MD & NP) coverage in house
- Respiratory therapy assigned 24/7 to the ICU/PCU with full respiratory equipment available (vents, CPAP, BiPAP, etc.)
- 12-hour night shifts on a blocked weekender schedule
- 13-week contract
Requirements
- Active IL RN license required
- Minimum 2 years of RN experience required
- Required certifications: ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS
- Level II Trauma experience or higher required
- Open heart surgical experience preferred
- Experience pulling sheaths preferred
- CRRT experience highly preferred
- Allscripts EMR experience beneficial
Additional Information
- 4 hours of billable computer modules are required prior to the start of the assignment; modules are delivered Monday–Tuesday of the week prior to start and must be completed by 7:00 AM the Friday before the start date
- Module hours should be added to the first week's timesheet
Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan