ICU Registered Nurse
Twin Falls, ID
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit. This acute-care role supports a combined Intensive Care Unit (ICU) and Progressive Care Unit (PCU) setting caring for critically ill patients, including those requiring ventilator management, cardiac monitoring, vasoactive medication titration, and targeted temperature management. The position requires strong teamwork, flexibility, and the ability to interpret telemetry and manage complex clinical needs.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts, 12 hours per shift, 48 hours per week; typically 7:00 p.m. to 7:00 a.m., with weekends generally every other weekend and holidays as needed.
• Required Qualifications: Registered Nurse license required for submission; Basic Life Support (BLS), Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS), and National Institute of Health Stroke Scale (NIHSS) certifications required; minimum of 2 years of experience required; experience with Thermogard or Zoll cooling systems and targeted temperature management required; Electronic medical record experience with EPIC required.
• Preferred Qualifications: Intensive Care Unit experience preferred.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care in a combined 16-bed Intensive Care Unit and 14-bed Progressive Care Unit.
  • Patient assignments may include a 1:12 ratio in the Intensive Care Unit and a 1:3 ratio in the Progressive Care Unit.
  • Requires management of ventilators, respiratory treatments, specimens, bronchoscopies, and standard intensive care, vasoactive, and sedative medication infusions.
  • Requires comfort reading and interpreting telemetry.
  • Critical-care services include in-house hospitalist coverage, intensivist support, respiratory therapy coverage, and electronic intensive care unit support overnight.
  • Unit orientation includes 2 shifts on the unit.
  • Navy blue scrubs are required.
  • Travelers are expected to remain flexible with scheduling and may be considered for block scheduling based on unit needs.
  • No call or standby requirement is scheduled.

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