ICU | RN | 13-Week Travel Contract – Jacksonville, IL

Travel ICU/CCU Registered Nurse (RN) – Jacksonville, Illinois

Explore a travel ICU RN job in Jacksonville, Illinois, caring for critically ill adult and geriatric patients with a 1:2 ratio and strong interdisciplinary support.

Join a collaborative critical care team in Jacksonville, Illinois, a welcoming community known for its historic character, convenient amenities, and easy access to the scenic beauty of central Illinois. This Illinois travel nursing opportunity offers the chance to provide high-quality care in a focused 4-bed intensive care unit and coronary care unit (ICU/CCU).

Travel ICU RN Job Details

• Position: Travel ICU/CCU Registered Nurse (RN)
• Specialty: Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/Coronary Care Unit (CCU)
• Location: Jacksonville, Illinois
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,000–$2,100
• Start Date: November 2, 2026
• Assignment Duration: 13 weeks, ending February 1, 2027
• Schedule: 3 shifts per week, 36 hours per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour night shifts, approximately 7:00 p.m.–7:30 a.m.
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Call: Not required
• Patient Ratio: 1:2 on days, nights, and weekends
• Unit Profile: 4-bed ICU with an average daily census of approximately 4 patients
• Patient Population: Adult and geriatric patients
• Charting: Cerner experience preferred
• Orientation: 24 hours
• Floating: Required within the nurse’s scope of practice as needed

Travel ICU RN Job Requirements

• Active Illinois Registered Nurse license in hand at the time of submission
• At least 2 years of recent ICU or critical care nursing experience
• Current ACLS, BLS, and NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications
• Experience caring for patients with complex medical and postoperative conditions
• Proficiency interpreting and managing dysrhythmias and obtaining 12-lead EKGs
• Experience with multi-system organ dysfunction or failure, acute and chronic renal failure, and IV insulin protocols
• Competence with arterial lines, central lines, PICC lines, blood products, and initiating peripheral IVs
• Experience titrating cardiac and vasoactive drips, administering emergency medications, and managing continuous sedation and neuromuscular blockade
• Ventilator management experience, including BiPAP, CPAP, HFNC, ABG interpretation, and airway suctioning
• Ability to assist with chest tube insertion and removal and care for ventilated patients
• Commitment to infection prevention, isolation precautions, PPE use, and safe management of surgical wounds, drains, and wound vacs
• Strong communication, clinical judgment, adaptability, and teamwork skills

ICU/CCU Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide safe, comprehensive nursing care to critically ill adult and geriatric patients in a 4-bed ICU/CCU
• Monitor patients with conditions including COPD, CHF, acute kidney injury, diabetic ketoacidosis, overdose, postoperative complications, electrolyte abnormalities, and gastrointestinal bleeding
• Interpret cardiac rhythms and 12-lead EKGs, identify clinical deterioration, and initiate appropriate interventions
• Manage ventilated patients and support respiratory therapies such as BiPAP, CPAP, HFNC, and mechanical ventilation
• Administer and titrate cardiac, vasoactive, sedative, paralytic, insulin, and emergency medications according to established protocols
• Maintain and assess arterial lines, central lines, PICC lines, chest tubes, and other critical care devices
• Administer blood products and provide IV therapy while maintaining strict safety and infection-prevention standards
• Collaborate with rapid response teams and interdisciplinary providers to stabilize patients and coordinate care
• Document assessments, interventions, and patient responses accurately in Cerner
• Float within scope of practice and support unit operations as patient-care needs require

Apply now for this travel ICU/CCU Registered Nurse opportunity in Jacksonville, Illinois, and join a supportive critical care team.

Benefits

401K with Matching, Healthcare, Dental and Vision

Equal Opportunity

We are an equal opportunity employer and value diversity across our organization. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, gender, sexual orientation, age, marital status, veteran status, or disability status.