Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit Float — location not specified. The Registered Nurse provides patient-centered care through assessment, planning, implementation, coordination, and evaluation of nursing interventions for critically ill patients. The role promotes patient and family education, safe medication administration, evidence-based practice, professional development, and compliance with applicable nursing standards.
Job Details
- Schedule: Nights; 12-hour shifts; minimum of 48 hours per week.
- Required Qualifications:
- Graduate of an accredited school of nursing.
- Current New York State Registered Nurse (RN) license.
- Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA), Health and Safety Institute (HSI), or American Red Cross.
- Six months to three years of Registered Nurse (RN) experience.
- Demonstrated collaboration, verbal and written communication, judgment and critical thinking, organizational understanding, planning, time management, problem-solving, quality, reliability, safety, and risk-management skills.
- Preferred Qualifications:
- Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree.
- Previous clinical nursing experience in an acute care or ambulatory setting.
- Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN) certification.
- Relevant specialty certification, such as Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS), or Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), as applicable to the assigned unit.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information:
- Provides nursing care to an assigned group of patients as a primary or accountable nurse.
- Educates patients and families regarding health promotion and disease management.
- Safely administers medications using knowledge of pharmacology and applicable nursing practice standards.
- Participates in nursing shared governance, quality-improvement initiatives, peer review, continuing nursing education, and professional development.
- Integrates nursing research and current evidence into clinical practice.
- Supports a learning environment for new employees and students.
- Performs Charge Nurse or Shift Coordinator duties when assigned.
- May participate in a Clinical Ladder Program as knowledge and expertise develops.
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
