ICU Registered Nurse
Gig Harbor, WA
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse Intensive Care Unit. The position provides care to critically ill patients in an acute-care setting, including those with sepsis, acute respiratory distress syndrome, stroke, and other complex medical conditions. The role requires strong clinical judgment, teamwork, flexibility, and proficiency with titratable intravenous medications and critical-care equipment.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts from 7:00 p.m. to 7:30 a.m., 12 hours per shift, with a minimum of 36 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • At least 2 years of intensive care experience
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
  • Active professional licensure required for submission
• Additional Information:
  • Provides intensive care and progressive care services with patient ratios of 2:1 for intensive care and 3:1 for progressive care.
  • Requires the ability to titrate critical-care medications, including vasopressors, antiarrhythmics, and inotropic agents.
  • Experience with ventilators, continuous positive airway pressure, and bilevel positive airway pressure is expected.
  • Electronic medical record charting experience is required.
  • Weekend and holiday scheduling is based on unit needs.
  • No call requirement.
  • Floating may occur to medical-surgical or progressive care assignments based on operational needs.
  • Navy scrub attire is required.
  • Team scheduling is utilized, and block-schedule requests may be considered based on staffing needs.

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