ICU Registered Nurse
Bangor, ME
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Intensive Care Unit, Bangor, ME This travel nursing assignment supports critically ill medical, surgical, trauma, neurological, orthopedic, and interventional patients in a high-acuity setting. The role requires strong critical care assessment skills, neuro and trauma experience, ventilator management, critical care drip management, external drain care, and hemodynamic monitoring.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, 48 hours per week; every-other-weekend rotation with Friday and Saturday night shifts. No on-call requirement.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 2 years of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) experience
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) and Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certifications
  • Neuro and trauma experience
  • Experience with External Ventricular Drain (EVD) and intracranial pressure monitoring
  • Ventilator management and critical care drip management
  • Drain management, stroke care, and hemodynamic lines, including arterial and central venous pressure lines
  • Cardiac rhythm recognition, chest tube management, and tracheostomy care
  • Strong patient assessment skills
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification
  • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit experience
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient assignments generally maintain a 1:2 ratio based on acuity, with a potential third patient during a discharge or transfer.
  • May float to the Cardiac Care Unit, cardiac stepdown, medical stepdown, or Pediatric Intensive Care Unit when within scope and applicable pediatric experience is present.
  • Pediatric Intensive Care Unit floating requires pediatric experience and current Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification.
  • Assignment dates are 12/15/2026 through 03/13/2027.
  • Orientation includes general facility orientation followed by one shift on the assigned unit.
  • Holiday scheduling varies according to operational need.
  • Unit support includes 24/7 respiratory therapy, hospitalist coverage, and intensivist consultation.

Benefits

• 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