Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit. This night-shift role provides critical care to adult and geriatric patients, including a significant neuro patient population. The position requires proficiency in complex intensive care cases, interdisciplinary collaboration, and flexibility to support patient care needs across applicable units.
Job Details
- Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week; weekend coverage is required every other weekend and whenever unit needs arise. On-call availability is required as needed.
- Required Qualifications: At least 3 years of intensive care unit Registered Nurse (RN) experience; valid California Registered Nurse (RN) license; Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications; travel nursing experience; experience caring for neuro patients; ability to manage a patient ratio of 1:2.
- Additional Information:
- Care is provided to adult and geriatric patients in a 30-bed unit.
- Responsibilities may include care of ventilated patients, central lines, arterial lines, continuous intravenous sedation, vasoactive drips, continuous renal replacement therapy, external ventricular drains, intracranial pressure monitoring, lumbar drains, and post-neurosurgical patients.
- The role includes management of acute stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury, multisystem organ dysfunction, dysrhythmias, and other complex critical care conditions.
- Collaboration is provided through physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, transportation, and unit secretary support.
Benefits
The benefits of taking a travel assignment with Cross Country include:
- Private housing or generous housing allowance
- Comprehensive health insurance with prescription coverage
- Dependent health insurance with prescription coverage
- Competitive salaries
- Referral bonuses
- Travel reimbursement
- 401(k) retirement plan
- Direct deposit/free checking
- Unlimited free CE credits
