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Travel ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – 12-Hour Night Shift in Quincy, Illinois

Apply for a high-acuity ICU travel nursing job in Quincy, IL, caring for complex critical-care patients on a collaborative acute-care team.

Join an Intensive Care Unit team as a travel Registered Nurse in Quincy, Illinois. This opportunity is ideal for an experienced ICU RN or critical care nurse who enjoys caring for complex medical, surgical, cardiac, neurological, and trauma patients in a collaborative acute-care environment. Located along the Mississippi River, Quincy offers historic character, scenic outdoor spaces, and a welcoming community for healthcare professionals.

Travel ICU RN Job Details

• Position: Travel Registered Nurse – Intensive Care Unit
• Location: Quincy, Illinois
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,090–$2,200
• Contract: 13 weeks
• Start Date: November 23, 2026
• End Date: February 22, 2027
• Nursing Schedule: Three 12-hour night shifts per week; 36 hours weekly
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Holiday Requirement: Participation in the holiday rotation
• Call Requirement: None
• Electronic Medical Record: Epic
• Patient Ratio: Approximately 1 nurse to 2 patients
• Dress Code: Black scrubs
• Scheduling: Schedules are prepared approximately six weeks in advance; block scheduling is not guaranteed

ICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• Active Registered Nurse (RN) license eligible for practice in Illinois
• ICU or critical care nursing experience
• Experience in a Level I or Level II trauma center, preferably in a hospital with 300 or more beds
• Current ACLS, BLS, and NIHSS certifications
• Strong cardiac and critical-care nursing experience preferred
• CRRT experience highly preferred
• Ability to titrate vasoactive, sedative, antiarrhythmic, and other critical-care infusions
• PALS certification preferred
• Comfort caring for patients requiring mechanical ventilation, advanced monitoring, and complex bedside procedures

Travel ICU Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care to critically ill medical, surgical, cardiac, neurological, and trauma patients
• Assess patients, develop and update individualized care plans, administer medications, and evaluate treatment responses
• Manage and titrate pressors, sedation, Precedex, antiarrhythmics, and other ICU infusions according to orders and clinical protocols
• Care for patients receiving CRRT, targeted temperature management, prone therapy, continuous EEG monitoring, and advanced neurological monitoring
• Monitor and care for patients with EVDs, lumbar drains, arterial lines, chest tubes, tracheostomies, and mechanical ventilation
• Support care for sepsis, DKA, mass transfusion, spinal injury, drowning, motor vehicle accident, and postoperative patients
• Interpret cardiac rhythms and collaborate with monitor technicians, intensivists, hospitalists, respiratory therapists, and the broader care team
• Participate in rapid response, emergency stabilization, bedside procedures, and organ recovery cases as appropriate
• Float as needed to provide support in PCU or CVICU settings
• Maintain accurate documentation in Epic and promote safe, evidence-based, patient-centered care

Apply now for this ICU travel nursing opportunity in Quincy, Illinois, and join a dedicated critical-care team on the night shift.

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.