Local Contract ICU Registered Nurse - $55 per hour

Stability Healthcare; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 65,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance from day 1

$600 travel bonus

Guaranteed hours

Guaranteed stipend if off

Overtime bonus

Job summary

A leading travel nursing agency is seeking a local contract nurse RN for an Intensive Care Unit position in Chicago, Illinois. The role involves providing critical care to acutely ill patients and requires a valid RN license along with ICU experience. Benefits include health insurance from day one, a travel bonus, guaranteed hours, and an accrual PTO plan. The position offers 36 hours a week on 12-hour night shifts for a duration of 13 weeks.

Qualifications

• Must hold a valid RN license.
• Experience in ICU nursing is essential.
• Strong critical thinking and patient care skills required.
• Hours: 36 per week.
• Shift: 12 hours, nights.

Responsibilities

• Provide care for acutely ill patients in the ICU.
• Administer medications and monitor patient progress.
• Collaborate with the healthcare team to develop patient care plans.

Skills

ICU nursing experience

Patient care

Critical thinking

Education

RN license

Job description

Stability Healthcare is seeking a local contract nurse RN ICU – Intensive Care Unit for a local contract nursing job in Chicago, Illinois.

Job Description & Requirements

• Specialty: ICU – Intensive Care Unit
• Discipline: RN
• Start Date: 03/17/2026
• Duration: 13 weeks
• Hours: 36 hours per week
• Shift: 12 hours, nights
• Employment Type: Local Contract

Stability Healthcare is looking for an ICU RN contract position in Chicago, IL. Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nurses treat acutely ill patients with life‑threatening conditions in settings requiring continuous vigilance and high‑intensity therapies. ICU nurses can specialize in a variety of disciplines including medical, surgical, cardiac, burn or Neuro ICU.

• $600 travel bonus
• Day 1 health insurance with United Healthcare
• PTO plan – start accruing on day 1, use during contract or cash out at the end!
• Guaranteed stipend if facility calls you off
• Extra hour bonus – earn an additional hourly bonus for working over your weekly contracted hours

Stability Job ID #L-821739. 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.

About Stability Healthcare

Stability Healthcare was founded in 2009, with the mission of becoming the best Travel Nursing Agency in California. We have been rated one of the top travel nursing agencies and offer our nurses the highest paying travel nursing jobs available. We have access to the best travel assignments from 1,000’s of facilities.

You can start the year off in sunny California, spend the Spring in the Colorado Rockies, enjoy the Summer in the Mid‑West, experience the change of seasons in Boston and New York, and hit the beaches of Florida in the winter. Our nurses work in the best hospitals and health systems in the country.

Benefits

• Guaranteed Hours
• Benefits start day 1