ICU Registered Nurse
Bangor, ME
Cross Country Nurses
3x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Specialty: Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Location: Bangor, ME

This travel assignment supports critical care patients across medical, surgical, trauma, neurological, orthopedic, and interventional populations. The role requires strong neuro and trauma experience, advanced critical care skills, and the ability to manage complex patients requiring ventilator support, critical care drips, external ventricular drains, intracranial pressure monitoring, and hemodynamic monitoring.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shift, 12-hour shifts, 36 hours per week. Weekend rotation is every other weekend, including Friday and Saturday nights. No on-call requirement is listed.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Minimum of 2 years of intensive care unit experience
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification
  • National Institutes of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certification
  • Required experience with neuro and trauma patients
  • Required skills include external ventricular drain management, intracranial pressure monitoring, ventilator management, critical care drips, drain management, stroke care, arterial and central venous pressure lines, cardiac rhythm recognition, chest tubes, tracheostomy care, and strong assessment skills
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Pediatric Advanced Life Support (PALS) certification
  • Pediatric intensive care unit experience
  • Charge nurse experience
  • Experience with the units charting and medication management systems
• Float: Float rotation may be required.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient assignments are generally based on acuity, with a typical ratio of 1:2 and the possibility of a third patient during a discharge or transfer.
  • Floating may include cardiac care, cardiac stepdown, medical stepdown, or pediatric intensive care unit assignments within the clinicians scope and experience.
  • General orientation is followed by one shift of unit-specific orientation.
  • Holiday scheduling varies according to operational needs, and time-off requests require approval.
  • Professional solid-color attire is required.

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