ICU Registered Nurse
Oakland, CA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit. The position provides specialized care to adult patients with complex and life-threatening conditions in a high-acuity critical care setting. Responsibilities include managing ventilated patients, titrating cardiac and vasoactive medications, supporting advanced cardiac procedures, and collaborating with interdisciplinary care teams.

Job Details

• Schedule: 12-hour night shifts, 36 hours per week; every other weekend and additional weekend coverage as needed by the unit. On-call coverage may be required as needed.
• Required Qualifications: California registered nurse license; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications; at least 3 years of Intensive Care Unit registered nursing experience; at least 6 months of travel nursing experience; experience with required electronic charting systems.
• Preferred Qualifications: Community hospital experience.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care for adult patients with sepsis, acute kidney injury, respiratory failure, heart attack, heart failure, stroke, cardiogenic shock, diabetic ketoacidosis, kidney failure, surgical conditions, and substance use disorders.
  • Clinical responsibilities may include ventilator management, arterial and central line care, continuous renal replacement therapy, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation, intra-aortic balloon pump and Impella support, cardiac catheterization care, valve procedures, chest tube management, blood product administration, and vasoactive medication titration.
  • The unit supports open-heart procedures, thoracotomy, video-assisted thoracic surgery, transcatheter aortic valve replacement, and extracorporeal membrane oxygenation.
  • Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, transportation, and unit secretarial services.
  • Orientation includes 48 hours of training.

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