You'll work in a 12-bed, all-private-room PICU caring for medically complex children. This role comes through American Traveler, a staffing partner, so ask which facility you would land in.
Posted Oct 6
Shift and hours
Nights · 12-hour nights, 1900-0700, no rotation Shift: Nights, 3x12hrs 12-hour night shifts (1900-0700), no rotation, with block scheduling available36 hours a week
Unit and setting
Almost Home Kids unit · Hospital Common diagnoses include cerebral palsy, chromosomal disorders, gastric anomalies, metabolic disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, and premature birth, with many trach/vent patients
License
RN license Active IL RN license requiredActive Illinois RN license
Term
13 weeks · starts Oct 26, 2026 · Travel
Do you qualify?
License
Active Illinois RN licenseActive IL RN license requiredCheck your license
Certification
BLS (AHA)BLS and PALS certification (AHA) required
Certification
PALS (AHA)
Experience
1 year of PICU experienceMinimum 1 year of Pediatric ICU experience required
Preferred
Also asks
Epic EMR experienceEPIC EMR experience preferred
What it pays
Against similar roles
Pays above most Illinois travel rolesIllinois travel postings that state pay run $1,790/week to $2,690/week, the middle half $2,000/week to $2,520/week, across 147 postings.
Travel package
Housing provided
Pay reviews
Local rate for candidates with a permanent address within 50 miles of the facilityCandidates with a permanent address within 50 miles of the facility are eligible for a local rate
Benefits
Top Compensation Packages
Housing Perks
Tax Advantage Plan
Comprehensive Insurance
Weekly Payroll
Referral Bonuses
Licensure Reimbursement
Travel Allowances
The role and schedule
Charting
Epic EMRUses EPIC EMR
Day to day
Trach and vent patients, plus all respiratory therapy treatmentsRNs manage trach/vent patients and provide all respiratory therapy treatments using pulse ox, LTV, and Trilogy 100 ventilators
Day to day
Prepare and give all medications, with no on-site pharmacyNurses are responsible for preparing and administering medications as there is no on-site pharmacy
Patients
Children with cerebral palsy, SMA, chromosomal and metabolic disorders, and many trach/vent patientsCommon diagnoses include cerebral palsy, chromosomal disorders, gastric anomalies, metabolic disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, and premature birth, with many trach/vent patients
Charge
Charge nurse also takes a patient assignmentCharge nurse available 24/7 and takes a patient assignment
Floating
Floating not typical; PICU at Children's Hospital is possibleFloating not typical, but possible to PICU at Children's Hospital
Unit size
12-bed, all-private-room PICUAcute care setting in a 12-bed, all-private-room Pediatric ICU specializing in medically complex children (Almost Home Kids unit)
Hours stated
12-hour night shifts (1900-0700), no rotation, with block scheduling available
Weekends
Every other or every third weekend, Fri/SatWeekend requirement of every other or every third weekend (Fri/Sat for nights)
On call
No call or standbyNo call or standby requirements
Start
Starts Oct 26, 2026Start Date: Oct 26, 2026
Holidays
Holiday coverage on a rotation basisHoliday coverage required on a rotation basis
Details
2 PCTs 0700-2300, 1 PCT 2300-0700PCTs staffed on the unit (2 from 0700-2300, 1 from 2300-0700)
Details
APN in house weekdays 0800-1700; physicians on call 24/7APN coverage in house M-F 0800-1700 with Medical Director and on-call physicians available 24/7
Details
13-week assignmentLength: 13 weeks
Details
Two 12-hour orientation shiftsUnit-specific orientation consists of two 12-hour shifts
Details
No COVID vaccination requiredFacility does not require COVID vaccination
Details
Any scrub color accepted; no strict dress codeAny scrub color accepted, no strict dress code
Support on this unit
Nurse to patient
1:3–1:4<li>Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:3-4</li> <li>Common diagnoses include cerebral palsy, chromosomal disorders, gastric anomalies, metabolic disorders, spstated in this posting
American Traveler is hiring a Pediatric ICU RN for a 13-week night shift assignment at a pediatric specialty unit requiring at least 1 year of PICU experience and an active IL RN license.
Details
Acute care setting in a 12-bed, all-private-room Pediatric ICU specializing in medically complex children (Almost Home Kids unit)
Nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:3-4
Common diagnoses include cerebral palsy, chromosomal disorders, gastric anomalies, metabolic disorders, spinal muscular atrophy, and premature birth, with many trach/vent patients
Uses EPIC EMR
12-hour night shifts (1900-0700), no rotation, with block scheduling available
Weekend requirement of every other or every third weekend (Fri/Sat for nights)
Holiday coverage required on a rotation basis
No call or standby requirements
Floating not typical, but possible to PICU at Children's Hospital
Charge nurse available 24/7 and takes a patient assignment
PCTs staffed on the unit (2 from 0700-2300, 1 from 2300-0700)
APN coverage in house M-F 0800-1700 with Medical Director and on-call physicians available 24/7
RNs manage trach/vent patients and provide all respiratory therapy treatments using pulse ox, LTV, and Trilogy 100 ventilators
Requirements
Active IL RN license required
BLS and PALS certification (AHA) required
Minimum 1 year of Pediatric ICU experience required
EPIC EMR experience preferred
Additional Information
Provide direct nursing care to medically complex pediatric patients in a home-like environment
Nurses are responsible for preparing and administering medications as there is no on-site pharmacy
Any scrub color accepted, no strict dress code
Unit-specific orientation consists of two 12-hour shifts
Facility does not require COVID vaccination
Candidates with a permanent address within 50 miles of the facility are eligible for a local rate
Passion for caring for children with complex medical needs is highly valued
Neighborhoods+Nurses and other young professionals most often land in North Peoria's Richwoods area—safe, suburban, and family-oriented, with the highest-rated high school in Peoria Public Schools and about a 10-minute commute into town—or in East Peoria, where housing stays similarly reasonable. Peoria Heights, a separate incorporated village, is the most coveted pocket: tree-lined, restaurant-rich, and operating at a quality level that outstrips its modest size. West Bluff around Bradley University is the walkable historic alternative, with some of the strongest residential architecture in the Midwest; Downtown's Riverfront district has become a real entertainment destination, and the Moss Avenue historic corridor suits buyers willing to restore. The Dunlap area joins Richwoods, Heights, and West Bluff on safest-neighborhood lists, and locals often steer newcomers toward northern Peoria or the smaller surrounding communities.
Nurses and other young professionals most often land in North Peoria's Richwoods area—safe, suburban, and family-oriented, with the highest-rated high school in Peoria Public Schools and about a 10-minute commute into town—or in East Peoria, where housing stays similarly reasonable. Peoria Heights, a separate incorporated village, is the most coveted pocket: tree-lined, restaurant-rich, and operating at a quality level that outstrips its modest size.
West Bluff around Bradley University is the walkable historic alternative, with some of the strongest residential architecture in the Midwest; Downtown's Riverfront district has become a real entertainment destination, and the Moss Avenue historic corridor suits buyers willing to restore. The Dunlap area joins Richwoods, Heights, and West Bluff on safest-neighborhood lists, and locals often steer newcomers toward northern Peoria or the smaller surrounding communities.
Getting around+Drives are short by big-city standards: U.S. News lists an average commute of about 14.33 minutes, Reddit regulars say traffic is great, and Facebook commenters mention no lines or traffic jams. North Peoria is described as roughly a 10-minute hop into the city. Major hospital employers in the pack include OSF Healthcare / Saint Francis Medical Center, UnityPoint Health, Methodist, and Carle Health Proctor Hospital, so many nursing shifts sit inside that same compact drive shed. Sources do not name specific bus lines, highway approaches to each campus, or hospital parking realities.
Drives are short by big-city standards: U.S. News lists an average commute of about 14.33 minutes, Reddit regulars say traffic is great, and Facebook commenters mention no lines or traffic jams. North Peoria is described as roughly a 10-minute hop into the city.
Major hospital employers in the pack include OSF Healthcare / Saint Francis Medical Center, UnityPoint Health, Methodist, and Carle Health Proctor Hospital, so many nursing shifts sit inside that same compact drive shed. Sources do not name specific bus lines, highway approaches to each campus, or hospital parking realities.
Outdoors+Forest Park Nature Center is repeatedly called one of the best nature preserves in Illinois and a north-side anchor; Wildlife Prairie Park, Three Sisters Park, Luthy Botanical Garden, Peoria Heights Tower Park, and the Rock Island Trail fill out the trail-and-wildlife circuit. The Illinois River bluffs and redeveloped riverfront support walking, biking, picnics, Spirit of Peoria paddlewheel cruises, and festival season, with Spring Lake among the fishing spots. Peoria Zoo—Glen Oak Zoo in some local recommendations—is the in-town animal stop. Outdoor life wakes up in spring and concentrates on the river in summer.
Forest Park Nature Center is repeatedly called one of the best nature preserves in Illinois and a north-side anchor; Wildlife Prairie Park, Three Sisters Park, Luthy Botanical Garden, Peoria Heights Tower Park, and the Rock Island Trail fill out the trail-and-wildlife circuit. The Illinois River bluffs and redeveloped riverfront support walking, biking, picnics, Spirit of Peoria paddlewheel cruises, and festival season, with Spring Lake among the fishing spots.
Peoria Zoo—Glen Oak Zoo in some local recommendations—is the in-town animal stop. Outdoor life wakes up in spring and concentrates on the river in summer.
Peoria is a river-bluff city of about 114,000 (metro ~400,000) that still gets underestimated as Caterpillar's headquarters and a vaudeville punchline, yet it is one of the more affordable places a nurse can land a hospital job in Illinois. OSF Saint Francis, UnityPoint, Methodist, and Carle Health Proctor sit inside a metro where the median home is roughly $147,000, a three-bed two-bath can still be had near $150,000, and the average commute is about 14 minutes with essentially no traffic. North Peoria's Richwoods area and the village of Peoria Heights are the safe, family-oriented, restaurant-lined choices; West Bluff around Bradley University is the walkable historic alternative; East Peoria and smaller surrounding towns keep prices even more reasonable. Summer life concentrates on the redeveloped riverfront—festivals, live music, Chiefs baseball, and the Spirit of Peoria paddlewheeler—while Forest Park Nature Center, Wildlife Prairie Park, the Rock Island Trail, and Luthy Botanical Garden cover the rest of the year. Expect humid summers, snowy winters, and some property-tax grumbling; learn the geography, because the city is not uniform.
