Travel Registered Nurse - Intensive Care Unit Surgical - Peoria, IL

Travel assignment, 13 weeks, 12hr nights, 36 hours a week, starting 7 Dec 2026.

Pay as Cross Country posts it: about $2,168 a week in all, a taxable rate of $25.03 an hour plus $1,267 a week in housing and meal stipends.

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Surgical Intensive Care Unit. This role provides care for critically ill patients, including those recovering from surgery, patients with open abdomens, multisystem trauma, and endovascular conditions. The position requires management of titratable infusions and collaboration with intensivists, respiratory therapy staff, monitor technicians, and other members of the clinical team.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week; weekend and holiday coverage required.
• Required Qualifications: Active Illinois nursing license or confirmation that the application process has been initiated; at least 1 year of intensive care unit experience; Level I trauma experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA); Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association (AHA); ability to titrate pressors, sedation, paralytics, and insulin; ability to read and interpret cardiac rhythm strips; successful completion of required drug screening.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
• Typical patient assignments are 1:2, with assignments ranging from 1:1 to 1:3 based on patient acuity.
• The role supports patients requiring ventilators, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), and bilevel positive airway pressure (BiPAP).
• Intensivist and respiratory therapy support are available 24/7.
• Monitor technicians support the unit, while nurses remain responsible for interpreting cardiac rhythm strips.
• Orientation includes unit-specific education, educator instruction, shadowing, and precepted clinical experience.
• No specific scrub color is required.

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