Job Summary
Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit Float. The position provides care for high-acuity adult patients in a Medical Intensive Care Unit and may require floating to Medical-Surgical units. The schedule consists of 12-hour night shifts, with telemetry competency and floating required.
Job Details
- Required Qualifications: Active Massachusetts Registered Nurse license; American Heart Association (AHA) Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications; at least 2 years of continuous adult Intensive Care Unit (ICU) or Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU) experience; telemetry competency.
- Schedule: Night shifts, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week.
- Float: Float rotation may be required.
- Additional Information: The role supports a 20-bed Medical/Surgical Intensive Care Unit within a Level III trauma setting. Patient care may include substance abuse or overdose, severe psychiatric conditions, diabetic ketoacidosis, sepsis, gastrointestinal bleeding, respiratory failure, cardiac arrest, renal failure, and cardiogenic shock. Nurse-to-patient ratios are typically 1:1 or 1:2 for high-acuity patients and may be 1:4 or 1:5 when floating to Medical-Surgical units.
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
