Job Title: Registered Nurse Job Specialty: Intensive Care Unit (ICU)/Coronary Care Unit (CCU) Job Duration: 13 weeks Shift: Night Shifts (3x12-Hour, 19:00 - 07:30) Guaranteed Hours: Experience: Minimum 2 years of ICU experience required License: Active Illinois license required or be in the application process Certifications: Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), National Institutes of Health (NIH) Stroke Scale Must-Have: - Proficiency in cardiac monitoring and emergency response - Skills in the interpretation and management of dysrhythmias - Experience with multi-system organ failure - IV insulin protocols experience - Experience in the management of chronic and acute renal failure Job Description: - Work in a 4-bed ICU unit with a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio - Required skills in arterial line management, blood product administration, central and PICC line care, and starting IVs - Experience in administering continuous IV paralytics, neuromuscular blockade, continuous IV sedation, titration of cardiac drips, and vasoactive drips - Assist in the management of BiPAP, CPAP, chest tube insertion and removal, and care of ventilated patients - Interpret arterial blood gases (ABGs) and perform suctioning (endotracheal and nasotracheal) - Manage patients on high-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) - Implement infection prevention, isolation precautions, and use of PPE - Care for surgical wounds with drains or wound vac - Experience with ventilator management is essential - Chart using Cerner system; prior experience preferred - Work every other weekend; open to scheduling requests and floating within scope to meet facility needs - Comply with flu vaccination requirements; exceptions allowed for medical or religious reasons note: Please ensure all required documents and credentials are provided and meet the specified criteria.