Registered Nurse / Intensive Care Unit

Job Summary:
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) registered nurse position in Evanston, Illinois. This role involves providing specialized critical care to patients with neuro and stroke needs, working rotating day/night shifts. The assignment offers a dynamic environment that requires flexibility, strong clinical skills, and experience with electronic charting systems.

Job Details:

• Schedule: 36 hours per week, rotating day and night shifts.
• Required Qualifications: Illinois licensure, Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS). Minimum of 2 years of ICU experience, specifically in Neuro and Stroke, with experience in EPIC electronic charting. Must have a passed EKG test of 80% or higher at submission.
• Preferred Qualifications: None listed.
• Float: Must be flexible to float to other units and potentially other facilities such as Skokie, Highland Park, and Glenbrook.
• Weekend Requirements: Every other weekend.
• On-Call Requirements: None.
• Holiday Requirements: As needed.
• Notes: Submission must include an updated resume, Skills Checklist completed within 12 months, one reference completed within 12 months, and Illinois license verification. Orientation is scheduled on Mondays, with 8 hours paid at orientation. Credentials are due Thursday before start date.

Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:

• Private housing or generous housing allowance
• Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
• Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
• Competitive salaries
• Referral bonuses
• Travel reimbursement
• 401(k) retirement plan
• Direct deposit/free checking
• Unlimited free CE credits

Other

As one of the leading suppliers of travel healthcare professionals and a Best of Staffing® Talent Award winner, Cross Country Nurses offers thousands of opportunities for healthcare professionals across the country. We have relationships with more than 2,500 healthcare facilities nationwide and offer excellent compensation and one of the most comprehensive benefits packages in the industry. Have the freedom to decide where you want to work and take your career where you want it to go when you travel with us.