ICU Registered Nurse
Kearney, NE
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary:
The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nursing position is located in Kearney, Nebraska. This role involves providing high-acuity critical care to adult patients with complex medical conditions, including trauma, cardiac issues, overdose/substance abuse, sepsis, post-stent, pacemaker placement, stroke, vascular cases, renal failure, heart failure, and respiratory distress. The position requires adherence to clinical protocols in a 33-bed unit and collaboration with multidisciplinary teams to ensure optimal patient outcomes.

Job Details:

• Schedule: 12-hour shifts, from 06:30 to 18:30 and 18:30 to 06:30, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Self-scheduling is available for core staff, with restrictions on block scheduling and same-schedule duo placements.
• Required Qualifications: Valid state license to practice, BLS certification, ACLS certification, NIHSS certification, a minimum of 2 years of recent ICU experience.
• Preferred Qualifications: N/A
• Float: Float rotation may be required, typically to Progressive Care Units or Medical-Surgical units, maintaining patient ratios of 1:4 or 1:5.
• Additional Information:
  • Department utilizes GE monitors; RNs must read, interpret, and document strips.
  • RNs are required to titrate cardiac drips, insulin, and sedation.
  • RNs troubleshoot nasal cannula to vent equipment.
    -Staffing includes nurse aides and healthcare support technicians, based on census needs.
  • Must complete one shift of unit-specific orientation prior to assignment.
  • RTO requests of 7 days or less are approved upfront; additional RTO requests are not permitted.
  • Employee must have a drivers license, and candidates cannot be full-time, part-time, or PRN with any facility associated with the organization, including any affiliated hospitals.
  • Artificial nails are prohibited in patient care areas; a pass/fail exam on skills is held during orientation.
  • The role requires working every other weekend and minimum of 2 holidays within the contract period.
  • Due to safety policies, block scheduling is limited mostly to weekends only.

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