ICU Registered Nurse
Northridge, CA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) unspecified location. This role involves providing critical patient care within a 24-bed ICU setting, managing diverse cases including trauma, sepsis, respiratory failure, and post-cardiac procedures. The position requires experienced ICU coverage, ensuring high-quality care aligned with hospital protocols and patient needs.

Job Details

• Position Description: Unit includes 24 ICU beds with monitoring and support for trauma, MVC, post-cath, post-CABG (no travelers), sepsis, resp failure, craniotomies, and ventriculostomy patients.
• Shift and Schedule: 12-hour shifts, days (0645-1915), every other weekend, and holiday coverage, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Active ACLS (Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support), BLS (Basic Life Support) certifications, NIHSS (National Institute of Health Stroke Scale) certification, at least 2 years of ICU experience, and a valid license to submit.
• Additional Information: Must have ICU experience, prior travel experience preferred. Candidates should be comfortable with ventilator management, vasoactive drips, and interpreting telemetry strips, with the ability to float to telehealth units as needed.
• Certifications: ACLS, BLS, NIHSS.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with trauma, neuro assessments, and neuro monitoring, including ICP monitoring, is desired.

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