Travel Surgical ICU RN - $2,160 per week

Cross Country Nurses is seeking a travel nurse RN SICU - Surgical Intensive Care for a travel nursing job in Peoria, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: SICU - Surgical Intensive Care
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 08/31/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, days
• Employment Type: Travel

Job Summary:
Intensive Care Unit Surgical (ICU Surgical) RN position available in a healthcare facility. The role involves providing critical care to post-surgical, trauma, and multisystem patients with a focus on trauma and ICU experience. The position features day shifts with scheduled weekend and holiday requirements, and includes comprehensive orientation and support from intensivists and respiratory therapists.

Job Details:

• Schedule: 12-hour day shifts, approximately 36 hours per week, from 08/31/2026 to 11/30/2026.
• Required Qualifications: Active Illinois RN license or confirmation that application process has been initiated; at least one year of ICU experience; certifications including BLS and ACLS (American Heart Association).
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Level I trauma, ICU titration skills for pressors, sedation, paralytics, and insulin; ability to read and interpret telemetry strips; experience with EPIC charting system.
• Responsibilities: Providing direct patient care for post-surgical, multisystem trauma, and endovascular patient populations; managing titratable drips and medications; documenting patient status; participating in unit orientation and clinical support activities.
• Additional Information:
  • Local rate applies to clinicians with permanent addresses within 50 miles.
  • OSF call-off policy includes the equivalent of 12 hours every 13 weeks without penalty.
  • Has a team of nurse aides/patient care techs; a hospitalist and intensivist are in-house 24/7, with telemedicine support.
  • RT equipment available 24/7, including vents, CPAP, and Bipap; nurses are responsible for reading telemetry strips with monitor tech support.
  • Float rotation may be required; unit staff to float to a lower level of care and take a full team, caring for 3 patients on step-down and 5-6 in general medical environment.
  • No specific dress code required; orientation includes 8 hours training on EPIC, shadowing, and precepted practice.

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

Cross Country Job ID #1301940. 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: Registered Nurse / Intensive Care Unit Surgical

About Cross Country Nurses

Benefits

• 401k retirement plan
• Referral bonus