ICU Registered Nurse
Springfield, OR
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit. This travel assignment supports critically ill adolescent, adult, and geriatric patients in a busy Level II trauma setting with medical, cardiac, neurological, surgical, and trauma populations. The role requires advanced critical-care skills, recent Epic experience, and flexibility to float among intensive care and acute-care units as needed.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shift, 7:00 a.m.7:00 p.m., three 12-hour shifts per week; 36 hours per week. Weekend scheduling must remain flexible based on unit needs. The assignment is scheduled from 12/21/2026 through 03/22/2027.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Two years of intensive care experience required; recent experience in a large facility may be considered with one year of experience.
  • Previous travel experience required; first-time travelers are not accepted.
  • Recent Epic experience required.
  • Required certifications: Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS).
  • Previous trauma experience required.
  • Demonstrated ability to interpret and manage dysrhythmias, multisystem organ failure, arterial lines, central lines, peripherally inserted central catheters, blood products, continuous sedation, emergency medications, cardiac and vasoactive infusions, ventilated patients, noninvasive ventilation, chest tubes, hypothermia protocols, renal failure, and complex neurological conditions.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC), Certified Critical Care Registered Nurse (CCRN), Critical Care Specialist Certification (CSC), Stroke Certified Registered Nurse (SCRN), Trauma Certified Registered Nurse (TCRN), or Trauma Certified Advanced Registered Nurse (TCAR).
  • Level I or Level II trauma experience.
  • Experience with continuous renal replacement therapy, intra-aortic balloon pumps, ventricular assist devices, nitric oxide, external ventricular drains, intracranial pressure monitoring, ventriculostomy management, and neurological assessments.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Travelers may float among the cardiovascular intensive care unit, neurological and trauma intensive care unit, telemetry, acute care, observation, and emergency department boarding assignments.
  • Float assignments include a four-hour orientation to the receiving unit.
  • Patient ratios are approximately one nurse to two patients.
  • Patient populations include medical, cardiac, neurological, surgical, and trauma cases, including stroke, intracranial hemorrhage, sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, diabetic ketoacidosis, heart failure, renal failure, post-cardiac arrest care, and withdrawal management.
  • Clinical responsibilities may include chest tube and central line procedures, bedside tracheostomy care, intubation support, massive transfusion response, cardiac arrest response, cooling therapy, sheath removal, complex neurological assessments, and management of parenteral vasoactive medications.
  • The care environment includes ventilators, continuous renal replacement therapy, pulmonary artery catheters, ventricular assist devices, intra-aortic balloon pumps, and cardiac cooling equipment.

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