Cardiovascular ICU Registered Nurse
Grand Island, NE
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit Cardiovascular, location not specified. This position provides critical care to adult patients with complex cardiovascular, neurological, respiratory, renal, and medical conditions. The role requires strong clinical judgment, participation in bedside shift reporting and intentional hourly rounding, and the ability to manage patients requiring titratable infusions and advanced monitoring.

Job Details

• Schedule: Nights; 12-hour shifts; 48 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Active nursing license required for submission.
  • Minimum of 1 year of experience.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification.
  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care for patients ranging from young adults through geriatric populations, including those with sepsis, myocardial infarction, stroke, neurosurgical conditions, renal failure, respiratory failure, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, and diabetic ketoacidosis.
  • Typical nurse-to-patient ratio is 1:2, with occasional 1:1 assignments.
  • Requires management and titration of sedation, paralytics, vasopressors, antihypertensives, heparin, and insulin infusions.
  • May care for patients requiring ventilators, continuous positive airway pressure, bilevel positive airway pressure, high-flow oxygen, continuous renal replacement therapy, intracranial pressure monitoring, external ventricular drains, lumbar drains, and other advanced therapies.
  • Registered Nurses are expected to read and interpret cardiac monitoring strips.
  • Weekend coverage is required every other weekend, with holiday coverage as needed.
  • Two department-specific orientation shifts are provided.
  • Navy blue scrubs are required.
  • The role requires critical thinking, motivation, openness to learning, and a commitment to culturally responsive, high-quality patient care.

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