ICU Registered Nurse
Dodge City, KS
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit. This position supports the reopening of an intensive care unit in an acute-care setting and is intended for seasoned intensive care nurses. The role involves caring for critically ill patients, titrating vasoactive and other continuous infusions, and collaborating with in-house medical and respiratory therapy teams.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts of 11.5 hours, with a minimum of 34.5 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of intensive care unit nursing experience; active nursing license required for submission; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS), and Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certifications required.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience caring for critically ill patients and managing ventilated patients, continuous infusions, and complex respiratory support.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient assignments may include a 1:2 nurse-to-patient ratio.
  • Nurses must be able to titrate vasopressors, inotropes, sedatives, analgesics, metabolic infusions, and other specialized drips.
  • Respiratory support may include continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, high-flow oxygen, and mechanical ventilation.
  • In-house intensivist or hospitalist coverage and respiratory therapy support are available.
  • Telemetry monitoring is provided continuously, with nurses responsible for monitoring assigned patients.
  • Self-scheduling and block scheduling are available, subject to department staffing needs.
  • Weekend and holiday assignments are required.
  • Floating may include intensive care, progressive care or stepdown, and medical-surgical telemetry areas; occasional certified nursing assistant duties may be requested if needed.
  • Navy blue attire is required.
  • Clinicians must be present in the assigned state during orientation week.

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