ICU Registered Nurse
Lubbock, TX
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit. This night-shift position provides care to adult patients in a high-acuity intensive care setting, including cardiovascular, trauma, surgical, and neurological cases. The role requires strong critical care skills and may include floating between intensive care, telemetry, and medical-surgical units.

Job Details

• Schedule: Nights; 12-hour shifts; 36 hours per week minimum. Weekend coverage includes six weekend shifts during a six-week schedule, and on-call coverage is not required.
• Required Qualifications: At least two years of experience; valid compact nursing license in hand at submission; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; required electronic health record charting experience; cardiovascular intensive care and neurological intensive care experience; demonstrated competency in caring for ventilated patients, managing chest tubes, central lines, external ventricular drains, arterial lines, vasoactive and cardiac infusions, continuous sedation, neuromuscular blockade, blood products, dysrhythmias, renal failure, trauma, neurosurgery, cardiac surgery, and laboratory interpretation.
• Preferred Qualifications: Trauma experience in Level I or Level II settings.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient population includes adults with trauma, cardiovascular surgery, general surgery, and neurological conditions.
  • Expected patient ratio is 1:2.
  • Clinical areas include medical, surgical, trauma, cardiovascular, and neurological intensive care.
  • Familiarity with extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, Impella, intra-aortic balloon pump, and continuous renal replacement therapy is beneficial.
  • The position includes a 12-hour orientation.
  • Solid navy blue uniforms or scrub attire are required for licensed nursing personnel.

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