ICU Registered Nurse
Charlotte, NC
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit Charlotte, North Carolina. The role provides critical care to adult patients with complex conditions, including sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, gastrointestinal bleeding, diabetic ketoacidosis, cardiac arrest, withdrawal, and renal failure. The position requires strong critical care skills, collaboration with multidisciplinary support teams, and the ability to care for patients requiring advanced monitoring and interventions.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Registered Nurse license
  • Minimum of 2 years of Intensive Care Unit experience
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
  • Experience managing insulin, vasopressor, and sedation infusions; invasive arterial and central venous pressure lines; cardiac rhythm interpretation; chest tubes; ventilators; blood products; and wound care
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient assignments typically range from 1:1 to 1:2.
  • Patient care may include sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, gastrointestinal bleeding, diabetic ketoacidosis, cardiac arrest, withdrawal, and renal failure.
  • Cardiac surgical patients are excluded from the patient population.
  • Departmental support includes certified nursing assistants, charge nurses, clinical supervisors, phlebotomy, intravenous therapy specialists, pharmacists, case managers, respiratory therapists, nurse educators, hospitalists, and critical care physicians.
  • Orientation includes organizational onboarding and two departmental orientation days.
  • Registered Nurses wear navy blue scrubs.
  • First-time travelers may be considered.

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