
ICU | Registered Nurse
- Agency
- GHR Healthcare
- Location
- Freeport, IL
- Job type
- Travel
- Profession
- Registered Nurse (RN)
- Industry
- Nursing & Healthcare
- Posted
- Aug 23, 2026
Pay breakdown
- Hourly
- $59.17
- Weekly
- $2,130
- Yearly (full-time)
- $110,760
- Contract length
- 16 weeks
- Start date
- 9/21/2026
This job pays about $59.17/hour — 28% above the median for Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Illinois ($46.15/hour). The total includes tax-free housing and meal stipends, which staff jobs don't pay, so take-home pay is usually higher than the hourly figure suggests.
Estimated from the weekly pay in the listing, 36 hours a week; yearly = 52 weeks. Median wage: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics, May 2025.
Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Illinois right now
- 1,392 open Registered Nurse (RN) jobs in Illinois from 7 agencies, 22 of them in Freeport.
- Pay in these listings: $9.66 – $99.07/hour, median $60.83/hour.
- Typical Registered Nurse (RN) pay in Illinois: $46.15/hour ($95,992/year, BLS).
- Highest median pay: AHS Staffing ($65.50/hour across 425 jobs).
Job description
ICU Registered Nurse – Travel Nursing Job in Freeport, Illinois
Join a rewarding travel RN opportunity as an ICU Registered Nurse in Freeport, Illinois. This critical care nursing job offers the chance to support an acute care ICU team in a welcoming northwest Illinois community while providing high-quality patient care in a collaborative environment.
Job Details
- Position: ICU Registered Nurse
- Employment Type: Travel Nursing
- Setting: Acute Care ICU
- Location: Freeport, Illinois
- Start Date: 9/21/2026
- Duration: 16 weeks
- Shift Duration: 12-hour nights
- Shift Schedule: 7:00 PM - 7:30 AM, every other weekend
- Hours per Week: 36
- Estimated Weekly Pay: $2,130 - $2,250
- Orientation: 2 shifts
- Charting System: MEDITECH
Job Requirements
- Active Illinois RN license required to submit
- Minimum of 2 years of ICU nursing experience in an acute care or critical care setting
- Current BLS, ACLS, and NIHSS certifications required
- Experience titrating critical care drips and managing complex ICU patients
- Strong clinical confidence with codes, rapid response situations, and high-acuity care
- MEDITECH experience preferred
- Previous travel nursing experience highly preferred
- Comfortable floating to MedSurg, Tele, and ER with a full patient load as needed
Responsibilities
- Provide high-quality, patient-centered care in an 8-bed ICU
- Care for patients with diagnoses including sepsis, stroke, DKA, pneumonia, and post-cath recovery
- Monitor and manage critically ill patients with nurse-to-patient ratios of 1:2-3
- Titrate medications such as Levo, Neo, Propofol, Fentanyl, Precedex, Insulin, and TNK as clinically indicated
- Support and participate in running codes alongside the care team
- Collaborate with hospitalists, respiratory therapy, and support staff to deliver safe, efficient care
- Assist with telemetry strip monitoring and maintain accurate documentation in the electronic health record
- Float to other units when needed while maintaining a high standard of nursing practice
Apply now to take the next step in your Illinois nursing career and join this travel ICU nursing opportunity in Freeport today.
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.
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