ICU Registered Nurse
Omaha, NE
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Intensive Care Unit (ICU) position on a 12-hour day shift in an acute care setting. The role provides care for critically ill adult and pediatric patients older than 15 years, including patients with respiratory failure, sepsis, stroke, cardiogenic shock, renal failure, and complex surgical conditions. The position requires strong critical-thinking, collaboration, and patient-care skills in a fast-paced environment.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: Two years of recent Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; nursing license required for submission.
• Schedule: Day shift, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; weekend coverage every other weekend; holiday coverage based on operational needs.
• Clinical Responsibilities: Care for critically ill patients; titrate vasopressors, paralytics, narcotics, sedation, and antiarrhythmic medications; manage respiratory support ranging from nasal cannula through mechanical ventilation; interpret centralized telemetry monitoring; and support care involving advanced critical-care therapies and monitoring.
• Patient Population: Adult and pediatric patients older than 15 years with conditions including respiratory failure, acute respiratory distress syndrome, multiple organ dysfunction syndrome, sepsis, stroke, cardiogenic shock, renal failure, general surgical conditions, gastrointestinal bleeding, cancer-related surgeries, and behavioral health or overdose presentations.
• Additional Information: The position is based in an acute care, Level I trauma setting. Floating may include inpatient units other than maternity and neonatal intensive care. Navy blue scrubs are required, and department-specific orientation consists of two shifts.

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