ICU Registered Nurse
Durango, CO
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit. The role provides care for critically ill patients across a combination of medical, surgical, trauma, and cardiovascular intensive care settings. Responsibilities include managing complex patient needs, titrating critical drips, interpreting cardiac rhythms, and supporting respiratory care.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Scheduling is established in advance, with flexibility required to help cover staffing needs. Six to nine weekend shifts may be scheduled within a six-week period, and holiday rotation may be required.
• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse license required for submission; minimum of 2 years of intensive care unit experience; first-time travelers require at least 3 years of intensive care unit experience and experience with Epic; Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications from the American Heart Association (AHA); National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.
• Preferred Qualifications: Prior travel experience.
• Additional Information: The role involves caring for patients with varying acuity levels and nurse-to-patient ratios of approximately 1:12, depending on patient acuity. Nurses must be comfortable titrating critical drips, including pressors, sedation, paralytics, antiarrhythmics, heparin, and insulin. Nurses are expected to interpret their own telemetry readings and assist with troubleshooting and managing respiratory needs involving ventilators, continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, and high-flow oxygen. Orientation includes 12 days with a preceptor. Rare standby coverage may be required for low census.

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