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Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs
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Hours: 36 hrs/wk
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Start Date: Sep 1, 2026
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Length: 13 weeks
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Openings: 1
American Traveler is hiring a travel RN for an ICU position at a Level I Trauma Center in Illinois, requiring a minimum of 2 years of recent ICU experience and an active IL RN license.
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Night shift position working 3x12-hour shifts, 7:00 PM – 7:30 AM
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ICU setting within a Level I Trauma Center and teaching hospital
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Charting is performed in Cerner, experience required
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Every other weekend (2 weekends per month) required
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No on-call requirements
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This is a mandatory float facility — clinicians should expect to float regularly and without a guaranteed home unit
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ICU RNs may float between Burn ICU, CCU, Medical ICU, SICU, and Neuro ICU, and may occasionally be asked to float to med-surg units to support staffing
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Clinicians may be required to float to other Cook facilities within a 50-mile radius, with as little as 2 hours' notice before shift start
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If floated outside of primary competency, a team-based care model will be in place to ensure appropriate support
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No block scheduling is permitted
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Active IL RN license in hand (no pending licenses accepted)
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Current certifications required: BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS
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Minimum 2 years of recent acute care ICU experience required
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Cerner EMR experience required
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Proficiency in ICU skills including: IV therapy, arterial line management, central line care/management, BiPAP/CPAP management, ventilator management, care of ventilated patients, ABG interpretation, ETT/NT suctioning, continuous IV sedation, titration of cardiac and vasoactive drips, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and management of multisystem organ dysfunction/failure
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Isolation precautions/PPE compliance required
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COVID vaccination proof required — booster not required
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Two professional references from supervisors at the two most recent employers required prior to consideration
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First-time travelers are welcome to apply
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Orientation and first precepting shift will be on day shift
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Scrubs are navy blue and are not provided by the facility
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RTO is capped at 5 days maximum, with no more than 2 consecutive days off
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No RTO is permitted on weekends, on holidays, or the day before or after a holiday
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All RTO must be submitted at the time of profile submission
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Candidates living within 75 miles of the facility are considered local and are accepted — local candidates are preferred
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Returning resources are required to complete full recredentialing and attend orientation again, regardless of the length of any break in contract
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EndoTool experience is preferred
