NICU Nurse in Chicago, IL (Per Diem)

Make an hourly rate of up to $62 as a NICU Nurse in Chicago, IL. CareRev connects clinicians with flexible per diem shifts in your area. This role is ideal for nurses who want more flexibility in their career and have experience in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU). See specific requirements for this NICU RN shift below.

CareRev is a healthcare workforce platform built to put nurses first. Through CareRev, NICU Nurses can browse available per diem shifts and select opportunities that support their professional and financial goals, whether that means supplementing income, maintaining schedule flexibility, or gaining experience across different hospital systems. The platform removes many of the limitations of traditional healthcare jobs while keeping you in control of your career.

Chicago is one of the country's great cities, offering a depth of culture, food, and neighborhood character that is hard to match. From the lakefront trails along Lake Michigan and the iconic skyline views at Millennium Park to world-class museums like the Art Institute and the Museum of Science and Industry, there is always something worth exploring on your time off. Chicago is also home to some of the nation's leading academic medical centers and children's hospitals, making it a place where NICU nurses can do some of their most meaningful work while living in a city that has plenty to offer outside of it.

Sign up with CareRev to explore per diem NICU Nurse shifts in Chicago and build a schedule that works for you.

• Current RN license and good standing with the State Board of Nursing.
• Current AHA BLS and NRP certifications required.
• Minimum of 1 year of full-time inpatient experience as a NICU RN (most recent experience within the last year).
• Flu shot, fit testing, and TB screening required.
• Strong critical thinking skills as well as the ability to assess, plan, coordinate, evaluate and delegate the delivery of skilled patient care.
• Strong familiarity with managing ventilators, managing CPAP/BIPAP, assisting during bedside procedures such as fetal intubation and midline/central line placement, and managing incubators.

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