ICU Registered Nurse
Matthews, NC
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, Matthews, NC. The position provides care for critically ill patients with complex medical and postoperative conditions, including sepsis, respiratory failure, kidney failure, liver failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, congestive heart failure, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease. The assignment includes 12-hour night shifts in a collaborative intensive care environment with advanced clinical support.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: At least 2 years of Intensive Care Unit experience; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; proficiency with peripheral intravenous starts, urinary catheter insertion and maintenance, nasogastric tube insertion and maintenance, ventilators, tracheostomies, wound care, wound vacuum therapy, drains, central-line maintenance and blood draws, arterial lines, cardiac rhythm interpretation, arterial blood gas interpretation, code response, critical medication titration, and peripheral blood draws; experience with Intensive Care Unit, Medical-Surgical/Telemetry, and Progressive Care settings.
• Preferred Qualifications: Deep flap surgery experience.
• Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Additional Information: Patient assignments typically maintain a 1:2 ratio. The role includes care for patients requiring close monitoring after general surgery and treatment for alcohol-withdrawal symptoms, diabetic ketoacidosis, infections, and chronic respiratory conditions. Responsibilities include cardiac rhythm and arterial blood gas monitoring, wound and drain management, critical medication titration, and participation in emergency responses. Weekend rotation includes six weekend shifts over each six-week scheduling cycle, and holiday coverage may include 50% of observed holidays. Respiratory therapy, hospitalist, intensivist, resource nurse, charge nurse, and vascular access support are available as applicable.

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