ICU Registered Nurse
Mission Viejo, CA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit. The position provides care to adult and geriatric patients in an intensive care setting with a typical patient ratio of 1:2. The role requires flexibility to float among intensive care and lower-acuity units while supporting weekend and holiday coverage needs.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: At least 1 year of experience; active compact nursing license in hand at submission; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI), Medication Administration (MAB), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; charting system experience; experience caring for patients at a 1:2 ratio.
• Preferred Qualifications: Trauma Level I or Trauma Level II experience.
• Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: The registered nurse may float to different intensive care units or lower-acuity units, including telemetry. Weekend coverage is required at least every other weekend and may exceed that frequency based on unit needs. The position requires commitment to working 3 of 5 major holidays. Patient populations include adults and geriatric patients. Clinical responsibilities may include ventilator care, central line management, arterial line management, continuous intravenous sedation, vasoactive medication titration, dysrhythmia management, blood product administration, renal failure care, stroke management, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support, external ventricular drain management, intracranial pressure monitoring, cardiac surgery care, neurosurgery care, cardiac catheterization support, procedural sedation, pulmonary artery catheter monitoring, transcatheter aortic valve replacement care, and traumatic brain injury care.

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