ICU Registered Nurse
Ketchikan, AK
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit Ketchikan, Alaska. This travel position provides care for adult and geriatric patients in a critical care setting, with a typical nurse-to-patient ratio of 1:3. The role requires advanced critical care skills, weekend participation, and flexibility to float within scope as needed.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, 36 hours per week; anticipated start date is 12/14/2026.
• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse license in Alaska; pending licensure may be considered. At least 2 years of intensive care experience; experience with the designated electronic health record system is required, including at least 1 year using Epic; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), Basic Life Support (BLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications.
• Preferred Qualifications: Community hospital experience preferred. First-time travelers may be considered.
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Care is provided to adult and geriatric patient populations.
  • Weekend shifts are equally divided among staff.
  • Floating may include medical-surgical and long-term care assignments within scope.
  • No on-call shifts are required.
  • Orientation includes a unit-based critical care competency check during the first orientation shift.
  • Clinical responsibilities may include ventilator management, arterial line management, central line care, blood product administration, continuous intravenous sedation, vasoactive medication titration, cardiac dysrhythmia management, acute stroke care, respiratory failure management, and procedural sedation monitoring.

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