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Travel ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – Level I Trauma Center in Rockford, Illinois

Position Overview: Apply now for a 13-week travel nursing assignment in Rockford, Illinois, caring for complex adult and pediatric critical-care patients as a Travel Registered Nurse in a high-acuity Intensive Care Unit (ICU). This Level I trauma setting offers the opportunity to strengthen advanced critical-care nursing skills while working with 24/7 hospitalist coverage, critical-care resources, respiratory therapy, and experienced nursing support. Rockford provides a welcoming community with regional amenities, cultural attractions, and outdoor recreation.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Assignment Type: 13-week travel RN assignment
• Location: Rockford, Illinois
• Start Date: October 26, 2026
• End Date: January 25, 2027
• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,250–$2,370
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Shift Duration: 12-hour shifts
• Schedule: Day shifts, approximately 7:00 a.m.–7:30 p.m.; three shifts per week based on guaranteed hours
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend, generally Saturday and Sunday for day-shift staff
• Holiday Requirement: Every other holiday
• Call Requirement: None
• Electronic Medical Record: EPIC charting
• Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:2–3
• Orientation: Approximately 12 hours, with an additional unit-specific orientation of 1–2 shifts

Travel ICU RN Job Requirements

• Active Illinois Registered Nurse (RN) license, or confirmation that the application process has been initiated
• At least 1 year of recent Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or critical-care nursing experience
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications from the American Heart Association
• Current National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification preferred, but not required
• Demonstrated competency with ventilator management, medication titration, arterial lines, and central lines
• Ability to recognize and respond to cardiac rhythms using bedside and central monitoring
• Comfort caring for high-acuity trauma, neurologic, medical, surgical, burn, and post-procedural patients
• Ability to float throughout the hospital, excluding the Emergency Department and Obstetrics; Med-Surg assignments are capped at a 1:4 ratio

Travel ICU Registered Nurse Responsibilities

• Deliver comprehensive nursing care to critically ill adult and pediatric patients in a Level I trauma ICU
• Care for patients with complex trauma, stroke, IV thrombolysis, thrombectomy, embolization, aneurysm coiling, burns, and critical medical or surgical conditions
• Manage patients requiring continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT), external ventricular drains, intracranial pressure monitoring, ventilatory support, and other advanced therapies
• Titrate common ICU medication infusions according to patient condition, provider orders, and unit protocols
• Assess patients, interpret EKG rhythms, identify changes in clinical status, and initiate appropriate interventions
• Collaborate with hospitalists, intensivists, respiratory therapists, CNAs, and the interdisciplinary care team
• Support safe transitions of care through accurate documentation, patient education, and effective handoffs
• Maintain a professional clinical environment and participate in unit orientation and hospital-wide assignments as needed

Apply now to join this Rockford, Illinois travel nursing opportunity and advance your ICU RN career in a high-acuity Level I trauma setting.

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.