ICU Registered Nurse
York, ME
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Nights
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse Intensive Care Unit, Maine. This position provides compassionate, professional nursing care to critically ill patients with complex needs. Responsibilities include assessing patients, implementing and evaluating care plans, managing advanced therapies and monitoring systems, and collaborating with patients, support persons, and the healthcare team.

Job Details

• Schedule: Night shifts, 12-hour shifts, with a minimum of 48 hours per week.
• Required Qualifications:
  • Current Registered Nurse licensure in Maine or compact licensure in good standing.
  • Basic Life Support (BLS) certification within 60 days of hire and maintained throughout the position.
  • Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) certification within one year of hire and maintained throughout the position.
• Preferred Qualifications:
  • Bachelor of Science in Nursing (BSN).
  • One year of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) nursing experience.
• Additional Information:
  • Provides care for patients with complex needs, including hemodynamic compromise, acute stroke, and mechanical ventilation.
  • Interprets cardiac and invasive or noninvasive monitoring systems, recognizes abnormal rhythms and trends, and initiates appropriate interventions.
  • Maintains competency in complex intravenous therapy, including thrombolytic administration, vasoactive medications, central intravenous catheters, dialysis catheters, and arterial lines.
  • Provides care for patients requiring BiPAP, end-tidal carbon dioxide monitoring, arterial pressure-based cardiac output and cardiac index monitoring, mixed venous oxygen saturation monitoring, and core temperature monitoring.
  • Cares for chemically paralyzed patients using Train of Four (TOF) and bispectral index (BIS) monitoring systems.
  • Monitors critically ill patients undergoing treatment with EKOS catheters and intra-aortic balloon pumps.
  • Demonstrates competency in responding to in-house codes, rapid response team calls, and stroke calls.
  • Directs the activities of paraprofessional staff and promotes effective communication among patients, support persons, and the healthcare team.
  • Implements the nursing process, including assessment, diagnosis, planning, implementation, and evaluation, in accordance with applicable nursing policies, procedures, and the Maine Nurse Practice Act.

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