ICU Registered Nurse
Grafton, WI
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) position in Grafton, Wisconsin. The role provides critical care to patients with complex medical, surgical, cardiac, and vascular conditions in a high-acuity setting. The position includes 12-hour night shifts and collaboration with an interdisciplinary healthcare team.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Three years of Intensive Care Unit experience; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
• Preferred Qualifications: National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) familiarity; cardiovascular and cardiovascular surgery experience; experience with intra-aortic balloon pumps and Impella devices.
• Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week; typical shift times are 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m.; weekend rotation every other weekend and one holiday per contract.
• Additional Information: Responsibilities include caring for patients with sepsis, substance-related conditions, overdose, suicidal ideation, delirium, gastrointestinal bleeding, stroke, acute respiratory failure, diabetic ketoacidosis, postoperative conditions, cardiac and vascular conditions, and other complex diagnoses. Clinical skills include ventilator and tracheostomy management, invasive line management, drains, chest tubes, urinary catheter management, postoperative recovery, post-catheterization care, continuous veno-venous hemofiltration, and continuous renal replacement therapy. The role may involve caring for patients requiring varying levels of acuity and working with respiratory therapy, hospitalist, intensivist, pharmacy, and other clinical support services.

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