Job Summary
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurse — located in an acute care facility, this role involves providing specialized care to critically ill patients in a fast-paced environment. The position requires monitoring and managing patients with complex conditions, utilizing advanced skills such as vent management, arterial lines, and cardiac rhythm interpretation.
Job Details
- Position: ICU Nurse (Intensive Care Unit)
- Location: Not specified (facility setting)
- Schedule: Nights shift, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week
- Start Date: 10/26/2026
- End Date: 01/25/2027
- Required Qualifications: BLS, ACLS, NIHSS certifications; 2 years of ICU experience with vent management, arterial lines, PICC lines, ports, chest tubes, drains, wounds, ostomies, OG, NG tubes, PPE usage, arrhythmia identification, cardioversions, TEEs, post heart cath patient care, defibrillator use, pain management; valid RN license.
- Preferred Qualifications: Experience with ventilators, EPIC charting system, and ability to read telemetry strips.
- Responsibilities: Manage patients with diagnoses such as DKA, COVID, CHF, MVA, CVA, Sepsis, overdose, and similar conditions. Float to PCU and med-surg units as needed, with patient ratios typically 1:2 or 1:3 in ICU.
- Additional Information: Willingness to work every third weekend and holiday, with flexibility. No call or standby duties required.
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
- Free direct deposit/checking account
- Unlimited free CE credits
