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

Job Summary
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Nurse Night Shift Location: Not Specified. This role involves providing specialized care to critically ill patients in a fast-paced ICU setting. The position requires a dedicated registered nurse with experience in ventilator management, drip titrations, and critical patient care across all age groups.

Job Details

• Position Description: The ICU unit is composed of beds with ratios of 1:2-3 for most patients, and 1:1 for unstable ventilated patients. The unit treats diagnoses including sepsis, respiratory failure, encephalopathy, DKA, COPD exacerbation, RSV/Influenza/COVID-19, and occasionally stable pediatric patients. The role demands proficiency with ventilators, drip titrations (heparin, vasopressors, Bumex, insulin, sedation/analgesia), and advanced critical care skills.
• Required Qualifications: Valid BLS, ACLS, PALS certifications; Oregon License or eligible for 90-day Oregon Emergency License; minimum of 2 years of ICU experience; Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) preferred; location in or willing to obtain Oregon licensure; minimum of 1 year of ICU experience; all shifts nights, 12 hours each, minimum 36 hours per week.
• Additional information: The unit has nurse aides on day shifts, a critical access hospital with in-house hospitalists and RTs available 24/7, and uses MEDITECH for charting. Orientation lasts 3-6 shifts, or longer if needed. The unit supports float assistance for nurses not fully cross-trained to other departments, and is committed to teamwork and staffing ratios that promote quality patient care.
• Schedule: Nights, 7:00 PM 7:00 AM, three 12-hour shifts per week, with every other weekend and negotiable holiday requirements. Call or standby duties are expected within 30 minutes of being called, especially during low census periods.

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