Travel Nurse RN - ICU - Intensive Care Unit
Athens, TN
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary:
The ICU Registered Nurse (RN) position is located in Athens, Tennessee. This role involves providing critical care services in a Level 3 trauma unit within a facility that offers acute inpatient services. The position requires delivering safe, patient-centered care to adult and geriatric populations in a fast-paced environment. The assignment offers flexible scheduling to accommodate the 12-hour night shifts.

Job Details:

• Schedule: Nights shift, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Valid RN license in Tennessee, BLS (Basic Life Support), ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), at least 2 years of relevant critical care experience, certifications completed prior to start date, and ability to work in the state of Tennessee.
• Preferred Qualifications: Critical care experience preferred, with familiarity managing complex diagnoses such as DKA, CVA, CP, post-surgical care, electrolyte imbalances, OD, and psychiatric patients with suicidal ideation.
• Float: Float rotation not required.
• Additional Information: This position involves working with adult and geriatric patient populations in a facility equipped with ventilators, bipaps, drips, glucometers, and electronic health records managed through Medhost. A team-oriented personality is essential, and scrubs in any color are acceptable. The start date is 09/14/2026, with an orientation scheduled bi-weekly on Mondays.

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