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

Job Summary

Intensive Care Unit Grafton, WI. The position provides critical care nursing for patients with complex medical, surgical, cardiac, vascular, and neurological conditions. Responsibilities include managing high-acuity patients, supporting post-surgical and post-cardiac procedures, and delivering care in a collaborative intensive care environment.

Job Details

• Schedule: 12-hour day and night shifts, 7:00 a.m.7:30 p.m. or 7:00 p.m.7:30 a.m.; minimum 36 hours per week. Weekend rotation is every other weekend, with one holiday per contract.
• Required Qualifications: Three years of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; experience with ventilator and tracheostomy management, invasive lines, arterial lines, central venous pressure monitoring, pulmonary artery catheters, drains, chest tubes, Foley catheter management, post-surgical recovery, post-cardiac catheterization care, continuous veno-venous hemofiltration (CVVH), and continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT).
• Preferred Qualifications: National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; cardiovascular and cardiovascular surgery experience; experience with intra-aortic balloon pumps (IABPs) and Impella devices.
• Additional Information: Patient populations may include sepsis, substance-related emergencies, overdose, suicidal ideation, delirium, gastrointestinal bleeding, strokes requiring tissue plasminogen activator, acute respiratory failure, COVID-19, diabetic ketoacidosis, general surgery, open abdominal surgery, orthopedic surgery, ear, nose, and throat surgery, obstetric and gynecologic surgery, femoral-popliteal bypass procedures, coronary artery bypass grafting, endovascular aneurysm repair, valve procedures, post-cardiac catheterization care, abdominal aortic aneurysms, and amputations. The position may support a patient ratio of 1:2 based on acuity and includes collaboration 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