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

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, location not specified. This role provides care for adult and geriatric patients in critical care settings, including cardiovascular, neurological, surgical, and medical intensive care. The position requires clinical expertise in complex patient management and flexibility to support multiple inpatient units.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, 3 shifts of 12 hours each, 7:00 PM7:30 AM, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • California Registered Nurse licensure
  • Four years of experience
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification through the American Heart Association (AHA)
  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
  • Travel nursing experience
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient assignments may include cardiovascular intensive care, neurological intensive care, surgical intensive care, medical intensive care, step-down intensive care, telemetry, and medical-surgical units.
  • Patient populations include adults and geriatric patients with conditions such as post-cardiac surgery recovery, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support, stroke, post-craniotomy care, sepsis, gastrointestinal bleeding, diabetic ketoacidosis, respiratory failure, and other complex diagnoses.
  • Clinical responsibilities may include ventilator management, arterial and central line care, continuous renal replacement therapy, intra-aortic balloon pump management, extracorporeal membrane oxygenation support, cardiac and vasoactive medication titration, dysrhythmia management, chest tube care, neurological monitoring, and post-operative care.
  • The care environment supports a patient ratio of 1:2 on day, night, and weekend shifts.
  • Interdisciplinary support includes physical therapy, respiratory services, interpretation services, phlebotomy, radiology, social services, rapid response teams, pharmacy, transportation, and unit secretary services.

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