What are the responsibilities and job description for the Travel RN - ICU position at American Traveler?
Assignment Overview
- Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
- Hours: 36 hrs/wk
- Start Date: Nov 2, 2026
- Length: 13 weeks
- Openings: 1
Description
American Traveler is hiring an ICU RN for a night shift position requiring 2 years of ICU experience, active IL license, and critical care skills including ventilator management and cardiac drip titration.
Details
- 4-bed ICU/CCU unit in a critical access, Magnet-designated hospital
- 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio for all shifts
- Night shift (3x12), 1900-0730
- Required to work every other weekend
- No on-call responsibilities
- Floating required within the hospital or to nearby affiliate facilities as needed
- Cerner charting system used (preferred experience)
Requirements
- Active IL RN license required in hand at time of consideration
- Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required; PALS preferred
- AHA and Red Cross certifications accepted; RQI cards not accepted
- Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required
- Cardiac monitoring and emergency response skills required, including interpretation and management of dysrhythmias and obtaining 12-lead EKGs
- IV insulin protocol experience required
- Chronic/acute renal failure experience required
- IV therapy skills required, including arterial line management, blood product administration, central line and PICC line care, and starting IVs
- Medication management skills required, including continuous IV sedation and paralytics, emergency medications, and titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips
- Respiratory/thoracic skills required, including ventilator management, BiPAP/CPAP, chest tube assistance, HFNC, ABG interpretation, and suctioning
- Experience with infection prevention, isolation precautions/PPE, and surgical wound/drain or wound vac care required
Additional Information
- Provide critical care nursing support in a Surgical ICU setting managing complex, multi-system patient needs
- First-time travelers are welcome to apply
- Local candidates accepted with no radius restriction
- Previous permanent or PRN employees must be separated from the facility for at least 12 months before returning as a traveler
- RTO requests ideally limited to 5 days or fewer
- Must work 2 of the 3 major holidays
- Scrubs may be any solid color
- Parking permit required at no cost, arranged during orientation
- Travel pairs are not accepted at this facility
Benefits:
Health Insurance, 401K Plan