Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit

GHR Healthcare - PH Division is seeking a travel nurse RN ICU - Intensive Care Unit for a travel nursing job in Dixon, Illinois.

• Specialty:
  ICU - Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline:
  RN
• Start Date:
  
  03/23/2026
• Duration:
  13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift:
  12 hours
• Employment Type:
  
  Travel

ICU Registered Nurse (RN) – Travel Assignment | Dixon, IL (61021)

ICU Registered Nurse (RN) travel assignment in Dixon, Illinois (61021) — 13-week critical care opportunity in a modern ICU with EPIC charting. Join a supportive multidisciplinary team and provide high-quality critical care in the Rock River community.

• Location: Dixon, Illinois (61021) — Rock River area
• Assignment Duration: 13 weeks (March 23, 2026 – June 22, 2026)
• Shift: 12-hour days (7a–7p)
• Hours per Week: 36 guaranteed
• Estimated Weekly Salary: $2020–$2130
• Employment Type: Travel RN, On-site critical care
• Unit: ICU (6 beds, 1:3 nurse-to-patient ratio)
• Weekend & Holiday Requirement: Every other
• Charting System: EPIC

• Active RN license in Illinois (or documentation that Illinois application has been initiated)
• Minimum 1 year of ICU nursing or critical care RN experience
• BLS and ACLS certifications (AHA required)
• PALS and NIH Stroke certifications preferred
• Experience with ventilators, temporary pacemakers, intra-aortic balloon pumps, hemodynamic monitoring, BiPAP, and titrating drips
• Ability to float to Med-Surg, Emergency Department (ED), or Behavioral Health (BHC) units if experienced
• Negative drug screen required

• Deliver safe, evidence-based critical care nursing for ICU patients with diagnoses such as STEMI, heart block, COPD, CHF, pneumonia, sepsis, COVID-19, and influenza
• Titrate continuous infusions including Cardizem, dopamine, dobutamine, insulin, nor epinephrine (levophed), vasopressin, nitroglycerin, nicardipine, and phenylephrine (neosynephrine)
• Collaborate with monitor technicians and sign off on cardiac strips three times per shift
• Participate in team conferences for acute inpatient rehab when applicable (day shift)
• Work alongside nurse aides, PT/OT/SLP, pulmonary and cardiac rehab, and respiratory therapy to coordinate patient care
• Maintain accurate and timely documentation in EPIC
• Complete department orientation and follow hospital policies and critical care protocols

• Gain diverse critical care experience as an ICU RN in a modern, fast-paced ICU
• Work with a collaborative multidisciplinary team in a welcoming Rock River community
• Ideal for ICU RNs and travel nurses seeking short-term Illinois nursing jobs and critical care assignments

Apply now to be considered for this ICU Registered Nurse (RN) travel assignment in Dixon, IL. Join our healthcare team today and advance your critical care nursing career in Illinois.

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Planet Healthcare Job . Pay package is based on 12 hour shifts and 36 hours per week (subject to confirmation) with tax-free stipend amount to be determined. Posted job title: ICU

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