ICU Registered Nurse
Newark, NY
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, New York. The position provides care for adult patients in an intensive care setting, with a typical patient ratio of 23 patients. Responsibilities include managing complex infusions, invasive lines, dysrhythmias, sedation, paralytics, emergency medications, and critical care procedures.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week, including every other weekend.
• Required Qualifications: New York nursing license in hand; 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; required travel experience; experience caring for 23 patients; and required experience with the Epic charting system.
• Preferred Qualifications: Previous charge experience and community hospital experience.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Care is provided to adult patients in an intensive care setting.
  • Responsibilities include arterial line management, blood product administration, central line care, continuous intravenous paralytic and sedation management, intravenous insulin protocols, dysrhythmia interpretation and management, isolation precautions, 12-lead electrocardiogram acquisition, phlebotomy, peripherally inserted central catheter management, procedural sedation monitoring, intravenous access, thermoregulation, and titration of cardiac and vasoactive infusions.
  • Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, radiology, social services, pharmacy, and unit secretarial support.
  • 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