ICU Registered Nurse
Aiken, SC
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Evenings
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit. This role provides comprehensive care to critically ill neurological, neurosurgical, medical, surgical, pulmonary, cardiology, cardiothoracic, and trauma patients in a multidisciplinary intensive care setting. The professional performs patient care functions in accordance with licensure, certification, training, and regulatory requirements while supporting patients, families, and the community.

Job Details

• Schedule: Evening shifts, 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week. Assignment dates are 11/23/2026 through 02/20/2027.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Registered Nurse license required.
  • Two years of intensive care unit acute care experience required.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification required.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification required.
  • National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification required.
  • Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification required, including the Nonviolent Crisis Intervention with Advanced Physical Skills Training course.
  • Electronic health record experience required.
• Preferred Qualifications: Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN) highly desired.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care for neurological, neurosurgical, medical, surgical, pulmonary, cardiology, cardiothoracic, and trauma patients.
  • Uses critical care technology, including ventilators, ventriculostomies, cardiac monitors, pulmonary artery catheters, arterial lines, central lines, peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC) lines, intra-aortic balloon pumps, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, tandem heart devices, Impella devices, bispectral index monitors, continuous pulse oximetry, continuous renal replacement therapy, gastric tubes, and intravenous infusion pumps.
  • Performs patient care functions and tasks in accordance with licensure, certification, training, and regulatory requirements.
  • Fulfills the needs of patients, families, and the community.

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