DeKalb, IL
Registered Nurse ICU jobs in DeKalb, IL
3 open roles from 1 employer. Checked Oct 6, 2026.
What these openings look like
All 3 are at Northwestern Medicine. None of these postings publish a pay range. They are a mix of part time and full time. The most recent went up on Sep 17, 2026.
Every listing links to the employer's own application. Nothing is posted here on their behalf, and nothing is reposted from anywhere else.
Open roles
What they ask registered nurse icu candidates here
Drawn from the 3 open postings on this page. The ones that come up across several employers are near the top.
Tell me about your critical care experience. What is the sickest patient you have cared for?
What they are checking: Whether the ICU experience is real, and at what acuity.
Walk me through your assessment of a patient at the start of a night shift.
What they are checking: Whether they have a systematic approach rather than checking the monitor.
Tell me about a patient who deteriorated on your shift. What did you notice first?
What they are checking: Early recognition, which is the whole value of an ICU nurse.
How do you decide when to call the physician overnight?
What they are checking: Escalation judgment when calling means waking someone, which is where nurses hesitate.
Tell me about a time you questioned an order.
What they are checking: Whether they will speak up, which is the most protective thing a nurse does.
How do you talk to a family who is being asked to make a decision about withdrawing care?
What they are checking: Presence in the hardest conversation in the unit.
The posting names recognizing signs of abuse or neglect. How do you approach that?
What they are checking: Whether they know what to look for and what their obligation is.
How do you hand over a complex patient at the end of a night?
What they are checking: Handover, which is where critical patients are most often harmed.
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