ICU Registered Nurse
Yakima, WA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) position supporting critically ill patients requiring advanced monitoring and complex interventions. The role involves caring for neuro/spine patients and patients requiring vasopressors, noninvasive ventilation, high-flow oxygen, and postoperative vascular care. Candidates must have at least two years of experience and have completed at least one prior travel assignment.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts with 12-hour shifts scheduled from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.; 7:00 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. shifts may also be assigned. The position requires a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: At least two years of experience; completion of at least one prior travel assignment; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; competency caring for neuro/spine patients and patients requiring vasopressors, Bilevel Positive Airway Pressure (BiPAP), high-flow oxygen, chest tubes, wound vacs, dressing changes, femoral arterial sheath monitoring, diabetic ketoacidosis management, postoperative transcarotid artery revascularization care, femoral endarterectomy care, and arterial line monitoring.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with Impella and/or intra-aortic balloon pump (IABP) support; familiarity with the EPIC electronic medical record system.
• Additional Information:
  • Typical patient ratios are 2:1, with occasional 1:1 assignments based on patient acuity.
  • Patients requiring consistently high fractional inspired oxygen through BiPAP and likely intubation may transition to an intensive care level of care.
  • Floating may occur to intensive care or lower-acuity units throughout the facility.
  • Weekend rotation is every other weekend.
  • No on-call responsibilities are required.
  • Professional scrub attire in any color is acceptable.

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