ICU Registered Nurse
Prescott Valley, AZ
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit. This role provides care for patients across intensive care, progressive care, and medical-surgical acuities within an acute care setting. Responsibilities include managing complex conditions, administering titratable infusions, interpreting cardiac monitoring, and collaborating with respiratory therapy and other clinical team members.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts are 12 hours, with a minimum of 36 hours per week. Weekend coverage is required every other weekend, with holiday rotation and rotating standby assignments based on census.
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of intensive care experience; candidates with 1 year of intensive care experience and 1 year of progressive care or medical-surgical experience may be considered if they have experience in larger facilities and demonstrate strong clinical skills. Current Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications required. Registered Nurse licensure required for submission.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care for intensive care, progressive care, and medical-surgical patients with varying acuity levels.
  • Common patient conditions include sepsis, suicide attempts, substance withdrawal, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, respiratory arrest, pneumonia, COVID, diabetic ketoacidosis, postoperative complications, and abnormal blood pressure or heart rate.
  • Nurses titrate sedation, vasopressors, and insulin infusions.
  • Nurses interpret cardiac monitoring strips and perform 12-lead electrocardiograms.
  • Respiratory therapy support is available for ventilators, bilevel positive airway pressure, and continuous positive airway pressure.
  • Nurses may be required to complete a dysrhythmia examination within two attempts before contract execution.
  • Any scrub color may be worn except camouflage.

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