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ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Nursing Contract in Rockford, Illinois

Join an experienced critical care team as an ICU Registered Nurse (RN) on a 13-week travel nursing contract in Rockford, Illinois. Provide high-acuity patient care in an acute care, Level I trauma setting while caring for complex trauma, neurological, medical, surgical, burn, and post-procedural patients. This on-site Illinois nursing opportunity offers a welcoming community with convenient access to outdoor recreation, cultural attractions, dining, and the greater Chicago region.

Travel Nursing Job Details

• Weekly Estimated Pay: $2,250–$2,370
• Location: Rockford, Illinois
• Assignment Type: 13-week ICU travel nurse contract
• Start Date: October 26, 2026
• End Date: January 25, 2027
• Guaranteed Hours: 36 hours per week
• Shifts per Week: 3
• Shift: 12-hour night shifts, 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.
• Weekend Requirement: Every other weekend
• Holiday Requirement: Every other holiday
• Call Requirement: None
• Charting System: Epic
• Patient Ratios: Approximately 1:2–3

ICU Registered Nurse Job Requirements

• At least 1 year of recent ICU, critical care, or intensive care nursing experience
• Active Illinois Registered Nurse (RN) license, or confirmation that the Illinois RN license application process has been initiated
• Current Basic Life Support (BLS) certification from the American Heart Association
• Current Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification from the American Heart Association
• Current NIH Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
• Strong experience with ventilator management, medication titration, arterial lines, and central lines
• Ability to recognize EKG rhythms and assess patients for appropriate intervention
• CRRT, EVD, and intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring experience preferred
• Willingness to float throughout the facility, excluding the Emergency Department and Obstetrics; MedSurg assignments are capped at a 1:4 ratio

ICU Nurse Responsibilities

• Provide comprehensive nursing care for critically ill patients with complex trauma, including head, chest, abdominal, and orthopedic injuries
• Care for patients experiencing stroke, including those receiving IV tPA, thrombectomy, embolization, or aneurysm coiling
• Manage adult complex burn patients and pediatric burn patients with limited burn surface area and no respiratory involvement
• Care for medical and surgical patients requiring intensive monitoring and intervention
• Manage ventilators and titrate common ICU medication infusions according to patient condition and clinical orders
• Monitor and care for patients receiving CRRT and patients with external ventricular drains, intracranial pressure monitoring, arterial lines, and central lines
• Perform focused assessments, identify changes in patient condition, and promptly communicate clinical concerns
• Collaborate with intensivists, hospitalists, respiratory therapists, support staff, and the interdisciplinary care team
• Document patient care accurately in Epic while maintaining a safe, compassionate, and evidence-based critical care practice environment

Apply now for this ICU Registered Nurse travel contract in Rockford, Illinois, and join a high-acuity 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.