ICU Registered Nurse
Fountain Valley, CA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, Long Beach. The position provides specialized care to adult and geriatric patients requiring intensive monitoring and complex interventions. The assignment includes night shifts, interdisciplinary collaboration, and floating to inpatient units based on census.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts, 12-hour shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Every other weekend coverage is required, including four weekend shifts per four-week schedule.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 2 years of staff-level experience
  • Current California nursing license in hand
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
  • Required charting system experience
  • Adult and geriatric patient care experience
• Preferred Qualifications: Trauma Level I or Trauma Level II experience.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information: First-time travelers are accepted. The role supports a 25-bed intensive care unit with a typical daily census of 2830 patients and an average patient ratio of 1:2. Responsibilities may include ventilator management, central and arterial line care, blood product administration, continuous intravenous sedation, cardiac and vasoactive medication titration, renal replacement therapy, stroke management, cardiac surgery recovery, neurosurgical care, chest tube management, and management of patients with multisystem organ dysfunction. Orientation includes approximately 12 hours, with required electronic medical record training and specialty modules completed before the assignment begins and during orientation. At least two winter holidays, one summer holiday, and a holiday eve are required.

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