Travel Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit - Oak Lawn, IL

Travel assignment, 12 weeks, 12hr days, 36 hours a week, starting 7 Dec 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,204 a week in all, a taxable rate of $21.54 an hour plus $1,428.65 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse – Intensive Care Unit – Oak Lawn, IL: The registered nurse provides critical care to high-acuity adult patients in a locked intensive care unit. Responsibilities include managing trauma, surgical, transplant, vascular, and end-of-life patients; monitoring complex clinical conditions; and collaborating with interdisciplinary care teams.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts are 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m., 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Current intensive care registered nurse; minimum of 2 years of intensive care experience; Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications; electronic medical record experience; proficiency with ventilator and tracheostomy management, invasive lines, arterial lines, intracranial pressure monitoring, central venous pressure monitoring, intravenous and phlebotomy skills, cardiac rhythm interpretation, and medication titration.
• Preferred Qualifications: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certifications.
• Additional Information:
• Patient assignments typically range from 1:2 to 1:3 based on acuity.
• Patient populations include multisystem trauma, gunshot wounds, stab wounds, spinal trauma, general surgery, massive transfusion, kidney transplantation, vascular surgery, organ donation, and end-of-life care.
• Admissions require clearance through the trauma team.
• Registered nurses perform blood draws; intravenous access support is available for difficult sticks.
• Respiratory therapy, hospitalist, and intensivist support is available around the clock, with trauma surgical support available on call.
• The unit is supported by rehabilitation services during weekday daytime hours.
• Weekend rotation is every other weekend, with day-shift weekends generally scheduled on Saturday and Sunday.
• Holiday participation is required for 50% of holidays during the assignment.
• Self-scheduling is available within weekend scheduling guidelines.
• Orientation includes an initial orientation day with a preceptor, followed by independent practice with a resource partner.
• Navy blue scrubs are required; undershirts may be navy, white, gray, or black.
• Artificial fingernails and nail extensions are not permitted during direct patient contact, and natural nail tips must be kept under one-half inch long.

Benefits

The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits