ICU Registered Nurse
Burlingame, CA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit. This travel position provides critical care nursing for adult and geriatric patients in a high-acuity environment, including postoperative cardiac, neurological, surgical, and medical intensive care cases. The role supports inpatient coverage across multiple units and requires advanced clinical assessment, monitoring, and intervention skills.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts, 3 12-hour shifts from 7:00 AM to 7:30 PM, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse licensure in California; four years of experience; Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA) or American Red Cross (ARC); Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification; National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification; and previous travel nursing experience.
• Additional Information:
  • Float coverage may include the Intensive Care Unit, step-down intensive care unit, telemetry, and Medical-Surgical units.
  • Patient assignments typically maintain a 2:1 ratio.
  • Patient population includes adults and geriatric patients.
  • Clinical experience includes postoperative cardiac care, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), stroke care, post-craniotomy care, sepsis, gastrointestinal bleeding, diabetic ketoacidosis, renal failure, respiratory failure, and hemodynamic instability.
  • The role may involve ventilator management, continuous renal replacement therapy, arterial and central line management, blood product administration, cardiac and vasoactive medication titration, dysrhythmia interpretation, procedural sedation monitoring, and advanced cardiac support equipment.

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