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

Job Summary

Intensive Care Unit position providing care for critically ill adult and pediatric patients older than 15 years in a fast-paced trauma setting. The role requires strong critical-thinking skills, a positive and personable approach, and effective teamwork while managing complex conditions and advanced critical-care therapies.

Job Details

• Required Qualifications: American Heart Association Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; minimum of 2 years of experience.
• Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Clinical Responsibilities: Care for patients with trauma injuries, sepsis, stroke, acute respiratory distress syndrome, multiple-organ dysfunction syndrome, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and cardiac arrest. Responsibilities include titrating vasopressors, paralytics, narcotics, sedatives, and antiarrhythmics; managing ventilator-related equipment; and reading and interpreting cardiac monitoring.
• Unit Details: Trauma intensive care unit with 1:12 intensive care ratios and 1:4 progressive care ratios. Patient care includes central venous pressure monitoring, intra-aortic balloon pump and Impella support, arterial lines, Swan-Ganz catheters, cardiac output monitoring, intracranial pressure monitoring, hypothermia protocols, and rapid transfusion equipment.
• Orientation and Scheduling Requirements: Two department-specific orientation shifts, four weekend shifts during each six-week schedule period, and navy blue scrubs. Self-scheduling is managed according to unit needs.

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