ICU Registered Nurse
Nampa, ID
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, Nampa. This role provides care for critically ill patients with conditions including heart failure, respiratory failure, sepsis, strokes, gastrointestinal bleeding, pneumonia, and post-surgical complications. The position requires strong critical-care skills, including ventilator management, drip titration, cardiac rhythm interpretation, and collaboration with an interdisciplinary care team.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week; weekends and holidays may be required based on unit needs.
• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse with at least 1 year of experience; current Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; professional license required for submission.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care for a 10-bed Intensive Care Unit with a nurse-to-patient ratio of approximately 1:2.
  • Manages ventilated patients and uses equipment including ventilators, high-flow oxygen, and bilevel positive airway pressure.
  • Titrates medications such as propofol, norepinephrine, dobutamine, vasopressin, fentanyl, epinephrine, and diltiazem.
  • Reads cardiac rhythm strips and manages patients requiring continuous monitoring.
  • May care for patients receiving continuous renal replacement therapy; travelers are not assigned to this therapy.
  • May float to telemetry and other Intensive Care Unit assignments while maintaining appropriate patient-care ratios when possible.
  • Unit orientation generally consists of 1 to 2 shifts, depending on experience.
  • A charge nurse, administrative supervisor, hospitalist, respiratory therapists, and critical-care support are available around the clock.

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