ICU Registered Nurse
Redding, CA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) RN Location: unspecified. This position involves providing critical care to trauma, neuro-stroke, head injury, ventriculostomy, ICP monitoring, and post-TPA patients within a fast-paced ICU setting. The role requires specialized skills, including ICP monitoring and ventilator management, with a focus on patient safety and acute care standards.

Job Details

• Location: unspecified
• Schedule: 12-hour days, every other weekend, with a minimum of 36 hours per week
• Required Qualifications: ACLS, BLS certifications, COVID vaccine, and an active nursing license; minimum of 2 years of ICU experience, with previous neuro and trauma experience preferred.
• Responsibilities include managing ICU patients with complex conditions such as neuro-strokes, head injuries, ventriculostomies, and ICP monitoring. Candidates must have experience with vent management and titrating drips including vasopressors and sedation.
• Additional job notes: Must pass a proctored dysrhythmia test on day one. Experience with hospital ICU telemetry, and ability to interpret telemonitor strips are required.
• Shift expectations include working 12-hour days with first-to-float policies, and unit-specific orientation provided: one day onsite, with additional training as needed.
• Candidate must demonstrate the ability to work efficiently in a high-pressure environment, collaborate well with healthcare team members, and adapt to a fast-paced unit.
• There are no specified supervisor or manager interactions in this role, but a hospitalist or intensivist is in-house 24/7, and continuous RT support is available in the ICU.

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