ICU Registered Nurse
Albuquerque, NM
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Intensive Care Unit travel position on the night shift. The role provides care for adult patients in a 32-bed unit with a 1:2 patient ratio and requires experience managing complex critical-care conditions, ventilated patients, vasoactive medications, invasive monitoring, and acute neurological concerns. First-time travelers may be considered.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts are 12 hours, with a minimum of 48 hours per week. Weekend coverage includes six weekend shifts per schedule period.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 2 years of experience
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
  • New Mexico or compact nursing license; a pending license may be accepted but must be obtained before the start date
  • Experience with arterial line management, central line care, ventilator management, continuous intravenous sedation, vasoactive and cardiac medication titration, blood product administration, chest tube procedures, renal failure, acute stroke management, external ventricular drain and intracranial pressure monitoring, post-neurosurgery care, procedural sedation, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, and multisystem organ dysfunction
• Additional Information:
  • Adult patient population with a 1:2 patient ratio
  • Responsibilities may include care for patients in neuro-intensive, surgical-intensive, and general intensive care settings
  • May be floated to medical-surgical, stepdown, progressive care, emergency, or cardiovascular intensive care units based on operational needs
  • Floating assignments are capped at a maximum of four patients
  • Orientation includes 24 hours
  • Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, and transportation
  • Required skills include noninvasive ventilation management, high-flow nasal cannula management, intravenous insulin protocols, hypothermia protocols, infection prevention, isolation precautions, and starting and maintaining intravenous lines
  • The assignment is scheduled from 12/07/2026 through 03/08/2027

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