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

Job Summary

Intensive Care Unit travel position for a critical care professional supporting complex medical, cardiac, neurological, and trauma patients. The role provides comprehensive care in a high-acuity environment, including ventilator management, vasoactive medication titration, cardiac and neurological monitoring, and post-procedural care.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts, 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week; assignment dates are 12/07/2026 through 03/08/2027.
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of intensive care experience; travel experience required; recent Epic experience required; previous trauma experience required; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications required before the start date.
• Preferred Qualifications: Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), Trauma Certified Advanced Registered Nurse (TCAR), Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), Critical Care Specialty Certification (CSC), Stroke Certified Registered Nurse (SCRN), and Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN) certifications; experience in Level I or Level II trauma settings; experience with intra-aortic balloon pumps, continuous renal replacement therapy, nitric oxide, traction, charge responsibilities, ventriculostomy, external ventricular drains, intracranial pressure monitoring, and complex neurological assessments.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: Patient ratios are typically 1:2. The role serves adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients and includes rotation among cardiovascular intensive care, neuro intensive care, telemetry, acute care, observation, and emergency department boarding areas, with orientation provided for float assignments. Clinical responsibilities include management of multisystem organ dysfunction, dysrhythmias, renal failure, arterial lines, central lines, peripherally inserted central catheters, blood products, continuous sedation, cardiac and vasoactive infusions, hypothermia protocols, ventilated patients, high-flow nasal cannula, chest tubes, tracheostomies, procedural sedation, wound drains, and temporary pacemakers. Experience with stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, seizures, post-cardiac arrest care, cardiac catheterization, thrombectomy, aneurysm coiling, carotid artery stenting, massive transfusion procedures, and complex neurological assessments is relevant. Influenza vaccination is required, with medical or religious exemptions accepted.

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