ICU Registered Nurse
Madison, WI
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, Madison, WI. The position supports adult and geriatric patients across multiple high-acuity critical care settings, including neuro, cardiothoracic, burn, trauma, and medical intensive care. The role requires strong critical care experience, advanced cardiac monitoring skills, and flexibility to support progressive and general care populations.

Job Details

• Schedule: Nights, 12-hour shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., 48 hours per week, including every other weekend and some holidays. Four 12-hour shifts and weekend-blocked scheduling may be available.
• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse with a Wisconsin or compact nursing license; Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA); National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) and Trauma Nursing Core Course (TNCC) certification preferred as part of the listed certification requirements; five years of experience; at least two years of acute care experience within the last three years in the submitted specialty; previous travel nursing experience; Level I trauma experience; experience with electronic charting; adult intensive care experience; basic arrhythmia experience; and the ability to pass a telemetry assessment before beginning the assignment.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge experience and competency across multiple intensive care specialties, including neuro, cardiothoracic, burn, trauma, surgical, and medical intensive care.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient ratios are approximately 1:3 on nights.
  • Experience is required with ventilator management, arterial lines, central lines, continuous intravenous sedation, vasoactive drips, cardiac drips, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, continuous renal replacement therapy, external ventricular drains, intracranial pressure monitoring, intra-aortic balloon pumps, Impella devices, and cardiac catheterization care.
  • The role includes caring for patients with acute stroke, traumatic brain injury, respiratory failure, pulmonary embolism, spinal cord injury, multisystem organ dysfunction, and post-cardiac or neurosurgical conditions.
  • A telemetry examination is required before the start of the assignment and includes adult and pediatric rhythm interpretation.
  • A minimum passing score of 80% is required for each examination, with up to two attempts permitted initially.
  • Required orientation includes 28 hours.
  • Start date: 11/30/2026.

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