ICU Registered Nurse
Elko, NV
Cross Country Nurses
4x12 hrs, Days
Referral Bonus

Job Summary

Registered Nurse, Intensive Care Unit, Elko, Nevada. This rapid-response travel assignment supports adult and geriatric patients in an intensive care setting with a collaborative, clinically focused team. Candidates must be available to start within 710 days of offer acceptance.

Job Details

• Schedule: Day shifts, 12 hours per shift, 48 hours per week. Weekly Monday orientation is required.
• Required Qualifications: Minimum of 2 years of intensive care unit experience; Advanced Cardiovascular Life Support (ACLS) and Basic Life Support (BLS) certifications.
• Preferred Qualifications: Experience with arterial lines, central lines, ventilators, bilevel positive airway pressure, post-cardiac catheterization laboratory care, postsurgical care, moderate sedation, chest tube management, electrolyte management, and telemetry.
• Additional Information:
  • Patient population includes adult and geriatric patients.
  • Patient ratios are approximately 2:1 for higher-acuity intensive care patients and 5:1 for medical-surgical overflow.
  • Common diagnoses include chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, congestive heart failure, respiratory failure, overdose, alcohol withdrawal, diabetic ketoacidosis, ST-elevation myocardial infarction, acute myocardial infarction, and stroke.
  • The role requires an independent, self-motivated, focused professional who manages time effectively.
  • Scrub color is not specified.

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