Registered Nurse - ICU Weekend Program

Northwestern Medicine; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 51,000 - 82,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Healthcare benefits

Tuition reimbursement

401(k) matching

Loan forgiveness opportunities

Clinical career development

Full-time employment

Job summary

Northwestern Medicine is looking for a professional intensive care nurse to join a multidisciplinary inpatient clinical team in Chicago. You will assess critically ill patients, develop individualized care plans, administer treatments, monitor changes, and coordinate with physicians to deliver high-quality care.

We value strong clinical assessment, critical thinking, and patient-centered communication. This full-time role requires weekend availability and offers healthcare benefits, tuition

Qualifications

• Current Registered Nurse licence.
• Critical care nursing experience preferred.
• Basic Life Support certification.
• Strong clinical assessment skills.
• Excellent critical thinking.
• Patient-centered communication.
• Ability to work weekend schedules.
• Strong interdisciplinary teamwork.

Responsibilities

• Assess critically ill patients.
• Develop individualized nursing care plans.
• Administer prescribed treatments and medications.
• Monitor changes in patient condition.
• Coordinate care with physicians.
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation.
• Educate patients and families.
• Respond to urgent clinical changes.

Skills

Clinical assessment

Critical thinking

Patient-centered communication

Teamwork

Weekend availability

Education

RN license

BLS certification

Job description

Provide professional intensive care nursing to critically ill patients as part of a multidisciplinary inpatient clinical team.

About Northwestern Medicine

Northwestern Medicine combines academic medicine with hospital and community healthcare services across Illinois.

What you'll do

• Assess critically ill patients
• Develop individualized nursing care plans
• Administer prescribed treatments and medications
• Monitor changes in patient condition
• Coordinate care with physicians
• Maintain accurate clinical documentation
• Educate patients and families
• Respond to urgent clinical changes

What we're looking for

• Current Registered Nurse licence
• Critical care nursing experience preferred
• Basic Life Support certification
• Strong clinical assessment skills
• Excellent critical thinking
• Patient-centered communication
• Ability to work weekend schedules
• Strong interdisciplinary teamwork

Benefits

• USD 37-$59.20 per hour
• Full-time employment
• Healthcare benefits
• Tuition reimbursement
• 401(k) matching
• Loan forgiveness opportunities
• Clinical career development